The Universal Credit Regulations 2013

Purposes of a work-focused interview

93.  The purposes of a work-focused interview are any or all of the following—

(a) assessing the claimant’s prospects for remaining in or obtaining paid work;

(b) assisting or encouraging the claimant to remain in or obtain paid work;

(c) identifying activities that the claimant may undertake that will make remaining in or obtaining paid work more likely;

(d) identifying training, educational or rehabilitation opportunities for the claimant which may make it more likely that the claimant will remain in or obtain paid work or be able to do so;

(e) identifying current or future work opportunities for the claimant that are relevant to the claimant’s needs and abilities;

(f) ascertaining whether a claimant is in gainful self-employment or meets the conditions in regulation 63 (start-up period).