Paragraph 6

A person who is in receipt of universal credit, has an earned income not exceeding the relevant periodic amount in at least one relevant assessment period and—

(a)

has limited capability for work or limited capability for work and work-related activity as determined in accordance with Part 5 of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013^f1;

(b)

is in receipt of a child element^f2 that includes an additional amount in respect of a child or qualifying young person who is disabled in accordance with regulation 24(2) of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013^f3; or

(c)

has parental responsibilities for a child under the age of 5 who ordinarily resides with that person.

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Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2013/376. See regulations 39 and 40, as amended by S.I. 2014/597.
f2: See regulation 24(1) of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013, as amended by section 14(5)(a) of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 (c. 7).
f3: Regulation 24(2) was amended by S.I. 2014/2888, 2021/786 and 2022/177.