PART 2Work-related Activity
Requirement to undertake work-related activityI13
1
The Department may require a person who satisfies the requirements in paragraph (2) to undertake work-related activity as a condition of continuing to be entitled to the full amount of employment and support allowance payable to that person.
2
The requirements referred to in paragraph (1) are that the person is—
a
required to take part in, or has taken part in, one or more work-focused interviews pursuant to regulation 54 of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations;
b
not a lone parent who is responsible for and a member of the same household as a child under the age of F13 ;
c
not entitled to carer’s allowance; F2...
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not entitled to carer support payment; and
d
not entitled to a carer premium under paragraph 8 of Schedule 4 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations.
3
A requirement to undertake work-related activity ceases to have effect if the person becomes a member of the support group.
4
A requirement imposed under paragraph (1)—
a
must be reasonable in the view of the Department, having regard to the person’s circumstances; and
b
may not require the person to—
i
apply for a job or undertake work, whether as an employee or otherwise, or
ii
undergo medical treatment.
5
A person who is a lone parent and in any week is responsible for and a member of the same household as a child under the age of 13, may only be required to undertake work-related activity under paragraph (1) during the child’s normal school hours.