{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-qualifying-young-persons-participating-in-relevant-training-schemes-amendment-regulations-2017/regulation-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-qualifying-young-persons-participating-in-relevant-training-schemes-amendment-regulations-2017/regulation-4.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2017/987",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Qualifying Young Persons Participating in Relevant Training Schemes) (Amendment) Regulations 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-qualifying-young-persons-participating-in-relevant-training-schemes-amendment-regulations-2017",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013",
  "text": "(1) The Universal Credit Regulations 2013 are amended as follows.\n(2) In regulation 12 of (meaning of “receiving education”)—\n(a) in paragraph (1A) for “traineeship” substitute “relevant training scheme”;\n(b) in paragraph (1B)—\n(i) before the definition of “traineeship” insert —\n““relevant training scheme” means—\n(a) a traineeship, or\n(b) a course or scheme which—\n(i) comprises education or training designed to assist a claimant to gain the skills needed to obtain paid work (or more paid work or better-paid work);\n(ii) is attended by a claimant falling within section 22 of the Act as a work preparation requirement or as voluntary work preparation, and\n(iii) the claimant has been referred to by the Secretary of State;”;\n(ii) in paragraph (a)(ii) of the definition of “traineeship”, for “Skills Funding” substitute “Education and Skills Funding”.\n(3) In regulation 87 (references to paid work) for the words “better paid work” substitute “better-paid work”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2013/376."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Regulation 12 was amended by regulation 4 of the Social Security (Traineeships and Qualifying Young Persons) Amendment Regulations 2015/336."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/987/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:07:28.839134+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}