Paragraph 3 Eligibility based on receipt of universal credit, etc.

(1)

A person in receipt of universal credit is within the core group if Condition A or B is satisfied.

(2)

Condition A is that the person’s award of universal credit includes an additional amount under section 10(2) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (child or qualifying young person who is disabled)^f1.

(3)

Condition B is that—

(a)

the person is not—

(i)

in employment under a contract of service or in an office (including elective office); or

(ii)

in gainful self-employment (as defined in regulation 64 of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013^f2); and

(b)

either—

(i)

the person is responsible for a child under the age of 5 who normally lives with the person; or

(ii)

the person has limited capability for work or limited capability for work and work-related activity for the purposes of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013^f3 (see regulations 39 and 40).

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Section 10(2) was amended by section 14(3) of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 (c. 7).
f2: S.I. 2013/376.
f3: Regulations 39 and 40 were amended by S.I. 2014/597.