PART 2U.K.ENTITLEMENT

Accepting a claimant commitmentU.K.

Claimant commitment – exceptionsU.K.

16.[F1(1)]  A person does not have to meet the basic condition to have accepted a claimant commitment if the Secretary of State considers that—

(a)the person cannot accept a claimant commitment because they lack the 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.

[F2(2) A person does not have to meet the basic condition to have accepted a claimant commitment if the person is terminally ill.]