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Conditionality: What's Required?

Conditionality Groups

Claimants are put into one of 4 groups that determine how much they are required to do to avoid sanctions.

Jobseekers

What work search will be required, and when can this be limited?


Workers

Some working people will find that they need to still look for work as a condition of getting UC. Find out who.

Short periods of sickness

What a claimant should do if they have a 'temporary illness'.

Too sick to work

Some people who are unfit for work will find that they need to still look for work as a condition of getting UC. Find out who.

Carers

Some carers will find that they need to still look for work as a condition of getting UC. Find out who.

Families

Who in a couple has to look for work? Does responsibility for children affect work search requirements?

Foster Carers

Do foster carers need to look for work?


Students

When are students subject to work search requirements? And when not?


Drug / Alcohol Issues

Special rules when undergoing treatment.



Domestic Violence

Special rules for people who have been a victim of domestic violence.


Homeless

What counts as an emergency that can temporarily switch off work search requirements?

Emergencies

What counts as an emergency that can temporarily switch off work search requirements?

Changes in Circumstances

Varying the work search requirements.



Going Abroad

What happens when someone goes abroad?


Bereavement

Varying the work search requirements after a bereavement.