Welfare benefits
17Universal credit: work-related requirements
(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.