{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/universal-credit-regulations-2013/regulation-38",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/universal-credit-regulations-2013/regulation-38.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2013/376",
  "legislation_title": "The Universal Credit Regulations 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/universal-credit-regulations-2013",
  "path": "regulation/38",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "38",
  "heading": "Introduction",
  "text": "The question whether a claimant has limited capability for work, or for work and work-related activity, or is a severe conditions criteria claimant, is to be determined for the purposes of the Act and these Regulations in accordance with this Part.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 38 inserted (6.4.2026 with effect in relation to assessment periods commencing on or after that date) by Universal Credit Act 2025 (c. 22), s. 2(3), Sch. 1 para. 5"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Reg. 38 excluded (cond.) by S.I. 2014/1230 reg. 23(1A) (as inserted (13.10.2014) by The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1626), regs. 1(2), 5(2)(c))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/376/regulation/38",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-05T03:36:10.415553+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."
}