Universal Credit

(asked on 26th September 2014) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, under what circumstances a person under 25 on an apprenticeship will be eligible for Universal Credit.


Answered by
Mark Harper Portrait
Mark Harper
Secretary of State for Transport
This question was answered on 15th October 2014

People aged 18 or over on apprenticeships will be eligible for Universal Credit if they satisfy the normal conditions of entitlement. Young people aged 16 and 17 will not normally be able to claim Universal Credit, but there are some limited exceptional circumstances where they may do so, for example where they themselves are responsible for a child, have limited capability for work or are without parental support.     

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