Part 1Universal credit

CHAPTER 2Claimant responsibilities

Introductory

13Work-related requirements: introductory

1

This Chapter provides for the Secretary of State to impose work-related requirements with which claimants must comply for the purposes of this Part.

2

In this Part “work-related requirement” means—

a

a work-focused interview requirement (see section 15);

b

a work preparation requirement (see section 16);

c

a work search requirement (see section 17);

d

a work availability requirement (see section 18).

3

The work-related requirements which may be imposed on a claimant depend on which of the following groups the claimant falls into—

a

no work-related requirements (see section 19);

b

work-focused interview requirement only (see section 20);

c

work-focused interview and work preparation requirements only (see section 21);

d

all work-related requirements (see section 22).

14Claimant commitment

1

A claimant commitment is a record of a claimant's responsibilities in relation to an award of universal credit.

2

A claimant commitment is to be prepared by the Secretary of State and may be reviewed and updated as the Secretary of State thinks fit.

3

A claimant commitment is to be in such form as the Secretary of State thinks fit.

4

A claimant commitment is to include—

a

a record of the requirements that the claimant must comply with under this Part (or such of them as the Secretary of State considers it appropriate to include),

b

any prescribed information, and

c

any other information the Secretary of State considers it appropriate to include.

5

For the purposes of this Part a claimant accepts a claimant commitment if, and only if, the claimant accepts the most up-to-date version of it in such manner as may be prescribed.