PART IIEntitlement and amount
F1Meaning of “qualifying young person”4A
1
A person who has reached the age of 16 but not the age of 20 is a qualifying young person for the purposes of these Regulations—
a
up to, but not including, the 1st September following the person's 16th birthday; and
b
up to, but not including, the 1st September following the person's 19th birthday, if the person is enrolled on, or accepted for, approved training or a course of education—
i
which is not a course of advanced education within the meaning of regulation 12(3) of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013;
ii
which is provided at a school or college or provided elsewhere but approved by the Secretary of State for the purposes of regulation 5 of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013; and
iii
where the average time spent during term time in receiving tuition, engaging in practical work or supervised study or taking examinations exceeds 12 hours per week.
2
Where the young person is aged 19, he or she must have started the education or training or been enrolled on or accepted for it before reaching that age.
3
The education or training referred to in paragraph (1) does not include education or training provided by means of a contract of employment.
4
“Approved training” means training in pursuance of arrangements made under section 2(1) of the Employment and Training Act 1973 or section 2(3) of the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990 which is approved by the Secretary of State for the purposes of regulation 5 of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013.
5
A person who is receiving universal credit, a contributory employment and support allowance, a contribution-based jobseeker's allowance, an income-related employment and support allowance, an income-based jobseeker's allowance or income support is not a qualifying young person.