# The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2013, Regulation 5: Personal characteristics


The person must be—
(a) aged at least 18 years, but under 60 years and six months;
(b) a single person;
(c) a British citizen who—
(i) has resided in the United Kingdom throughout the period of two years ending with the date on which the claim for universal credit is made; and
(ii) has not, during that period, left the United Kingdom for a continuous period of four weeks or more.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2013/9780111531549/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-universal-credit-transitional-provisions-regulations-2013/regulation-5
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