Paragraph 3 F1

(1)

Where the award of universal credit is—

(a)

to a single claimant, the condition as to earned income is that, in any of the twelve preceding assessment periods, the claimant has received earned income which does not exceed £1,167; or

(b)

to joint claimants, the condition as to earned income is that, in any of the twelve preceding assessment periods, the combined earned income received by the claimants does not exceed £1,167.

(2)

In this paragraph—

(a)

“assessment period”;

(b)

“earned income”;

(c)

“joint claimants”; and

(d)

“single claimant”,

are to be interpreted in accordance with the Welfare Reform Act 2012 and any subordinate legislation made under that Act.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 1 para. 3 inserted (1.5.2014) by The Electricity and Gas (Energy Companies Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1131), arts. 1(1), 9(3)