# The Warm Home Discount (Scotland) Regulations 2026, 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).
(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); 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 (see regulations 39 and 40).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348281293/schedule/1/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-warm-home-discount-scotland-regulations-2026/schedule-1/paragraph-3
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