# The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016, Regulation 45: Claimant commitment – exceptions

Extent: N.I.

(1) A claimant may be entitled to an employment and support allowance without having accepted a claimant commitment if the Department considers that—
(a) the claimant cannot accept a claimant commitment because they lack capacity to do so; or
(b) there are exceptional circumstances in which it would be unreasonable to expect the person to accept a claimant commitment.
(2) A claimant may be entitled to an employment and support allowance without having accepted a claimant commitment if the claimant is terminally ill.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/219/regulation/45 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/employment-and-support-allowance-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/regulation-45
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