Regulation 14 Exceptions to the requirement not to be receiving education

England, Wales and Scotland

F1(1)

A person does not have to meet the basic condition in section 4(1)(d) of the Act (not receiving education) if—

(a)

the person—

(i)

is undertaking a full-time course of study or training which is not a course of advanced education,

(ii)

is under the age of 21, or is 21 and reached that age whilst undertaking the course, and

(iii)

is without parental support (as defined in regulation 8(3));

F2(b)

the person is entitled to attendance allowance F3, pension age disability payment, disability living allowance F4, Scottish adult disability living allowance, child disability payment F5, adult disability payment or personal independence payment and, on a date before the date on which the person starts receiving education—

(i)

it has been determined that the person has limited capability for work or limited capability for work and work-related activity on the basis of an assessment under Part 5 or under Part 4 or 5 of the ESA Regulations; or

(ii)

the person is treated as having limited capability for work under Schedule 8 or limited capability for work and work-related activity under Schedule 9;

(c)

the person is responsible for a child or a qualifying young person;

(d)

the person is a single person and a foster parent with whom a child is placed;

(e)

the person is a member of a couple, both of whom are receiving education, and the other member is—

(i)

responsible for a child or qualifying young person, or

(ii)

a foster parent with whom a child is placed; or

(f)

the person—

(i)

has reached the qualifying age for state pension credit, and

(ii)

is a member of a couple the other member of which has not reached that age.

F6(2)

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 14(1): reg. 14 renumbered as reg. 14(1) (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Universal Credit (Exceptions to the Requirement not to be receiving Education) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/827), regs. 1(1), 2(1)(a)
F2: Reg. 14(1)(b) substituted (15.12.2021) by The Universal Credit (Exceptions to the Requirement not to be receiving Education) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1224), regs. 1(1), 2(a) (with reg. 1(2))
F3: Words in reg. 14(1)(b) inserted (21.10.2024) by The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/919), arts. 1(1), 14(3)
F4: Words in reg. 14(1)(b) inserted (21.3.2025) by The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/227), arts. 1(1), 15(3)
F5: Words in reg. 14(1)(b) inserted (21.3.2022) by The Social Security (Disability Assistance for Working Age People) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/177), arts. 1(2), 13(3)
F6: Reg. 14(2) omitted (15.12.2021) by virtue of The Universal Credit (Exceptions to the Requirement not to be receiving Education) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1224), regs. 1(1), 2(b) (with reg. 1(2))