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The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions and Commencement No. 8 and Savings and Transitional Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2013
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- art. 5(8) applied by S.I. 2019/167 art. 4(9)
- art. 5A revoked by S.I. 2022/752 Sch. para. 2(2)
- art. 5A(1) words inserted by S.I. 2019/10 reg. 3(1)
- art. 5A(1) words inserted by S.I. 2019/167 art. 5(2)(a)
- art. 5A(1) words omitted by S.I. 2019/27 reg. 4(1)
- art. 5A(1) words omitted by S.I. 2022/302 Sch. para. 1(2)
- art. 6(1)(e)(ii) and word omitted by S.I. 2022/752 Sch. para. 2(3)
- art. 6(1)(e)(ii) words omitted by S.I. 2022/302 Sch. para. 1(3)
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- art. 5(8) applied by S.I. 2019/167 art. 4(9)
- art. 5A revoked by S.I. 2022/752 Sch. para. 2(2)
- art. 5A(1) words inserted by S.I. 2019/10 reg. 3(1)
- art. 5A(1) words inserted by S.I. 2019/167 art. 5(2)(a)
- art. 5A(1) words omitted by S.I. 2019/27 reg. 4(1)
- art. 5A(1) words omitted by S.I. 2022/302 Sch. para. 1(2)
- art. 6(1)(e)(ii) and word omitted by S.I. 2022/752 Sch. para. 2(3)
- art. 6(1)(e)(ii) words omitted by S.I. 2022/302 Sch. para. 1(3)
- art. 6(1)(e)(ii) words substituted by S.I. 2019/167 art. 5(2)(b)
[F1Other requirements
7. The claimant—
[F2(a)must not be carrying on a trade, profession or vocation in respect of which he or she receives self-employed earnings (within the meaning of regulation 57 of the Universal Credit Regulations) and must declare that he or she does not expect to carry on such a trade, profession or vocation during the period of one month starting with the date on which the claim for universal credit is made;]
(b)must not be receiving education or undertaking a course of training of any kind and must declare that he or she does not intend to engage in education or training of any kind (other than where required to do so by the Secretary of State, or by agreement with the Secretary of State, in connection with an award of universal credit) during the period of one month starting with the date on which the claim for universal credit is made;
(c)must not have—
(i)a deputy appointed by the Court of Protection under Part 1 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (“the 2005 Act”);
(ii)a receiver appointed under Part 7 of the Mental Health Act 1983 and treated as a deputy by virtue of the 2005 Act; or
(iii)any other person acting on the claimant’s behalf in relation to the claim for universal credit;
(d)must have a national insurance number;
[F3(e)must have an account with a bank, a building society, the Post Office, or a Credit Union (within the meaning of the Credit Unions Act 1979)] [F4or, in the case of joint claimants, either member of the couple must have such an account][F5;
(f)must not be—
(i)a company director, within the meaning of the Companies Act 2006; or
(ii)a member of a limited liability partnership, within the meaning of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000.]]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 5 inserted (16.6.2014 for specified purposes) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9, 11, 13, 14 and 16 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1452), arts. 3, 16
F2Sch. 5 para. 7(a) substituted (30.6.2014 for specified purposes) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9, 11, 13 14, 16 and 17 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1661), arts. 3, 4(4)(e)(i)
F3Sch. 5 para. 7(e) substituted (6.4.2015 for specified purposes) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 19 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/32), arts. 3(3), 5(b)
F4Words in Sch. 5 para. 7(e) inserted (20.7.2015) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions and Commencement No. 9 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1537), art. 5(1)(2)(a)
F5Sch. 5 para. 7(f) and word inserted (30.6.2014 for specified purposes) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9, 11, 13 14, 16 and 17 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1661), arts. 3, 4(4)(e)(ii)
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