# Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016, Section 17: Universal credit: work-related requirements

Extent: E+W+S

(1) In Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (claimant responsibilities)—
(a) in section 20(1)(a) (claimants subject to work-focused interview requirement only), for the words from “at least 1” to “3)” substitute “ 1 ”;
(b) in section 21(1) (claimants subject to work preparation requirement), after paragraph (a) (but before the “or” immediately after it) insert—
“(aa) the claimant is the responsible carer for a child who is aged 2,”;
(c) omit section 21(5) (claimants of prescribed description to include responsible carers of children aged 3 or 4).
(2) In the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/376)—
(a) in regulation 91 (claimants subject to work-focused interview requirement only), omit paragraph (1);
(b) regulation 91A (claimants subject to work preparation requirement) is revoked.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/7/section/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-and-work-act-2016/section-17
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