The Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance (Claimant Commitment Exceptions) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

• Citation: S.I. 2022/60
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance (Claimant Commitment Exceptions) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 and come into force on 15th February 2022.

(2) Any amendment made by these Regulations has the same extent as the provision amended.

Section 2 Amendment to the Universal Credit Regulations 2013

In regulation 16 of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 (claimant commitment-exceptions) —

(a) regulation 16 shall stand as paragraph (1);

(b) after paragraph (1), insert—

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

Section 3 Amendment to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2013

In regulation 45 of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2013 (claimant commitment - exceptions) —

(a) regulation 45 shall stand as paragraph (1);

(b) after paragraph (1), insert—

(2) A claimant may be entitled to an employment and support allowance without having accepted a claimant commitment if the claimant is terminally ill.