Section 14: Claimant commitment

Welfare Reform Act 2012 · 2012 c. 5View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 1: Universal credit — CHAPTER 2: Claimant responsibilities

A claimant commitment is a record of a claimant's responsibilities in relation to an award of universal credit.

A claimant commitment is to be prepared by the Secretary of State and may be reviewed and updated as the Secretary of State thinks fit.

A claimant commitment is to be in such form as the Secretary of State thinks fit.

A claimant commitment is to include—

a record of the requirements that the claimant must comply with under this Part (or such of them as the Secretary of State considers it appropriate to include),
any prescribed information, and
any other information the Secretary of State considers it appropriate to include.

For the purposes of this Part a claimant accepts a claimant commitment if, and only if, the claimant accepts the most up-to-date version of it in such manner as may be prescribed.

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