Hi folks, i have a six month's fit note, which ends in approximately six weeks, it may well be that i ask my Dr for another one.. i have an interview at the job centre about my "commitments" and obligations - that in order to receive uc i have to be looking for work, my question is - with a fit note surely i have no obligations to look for work? Thankyou for your help.
You are correct, but you have to accept a claimant commitment, you could be placed in group 1.
The conditions for claiming Universal Credit are set out in a "claimant commitment" that most people will have to accept at the beginning of their claim. If you are part of a couple, you will each have a separate claimant commitment that may be different from each other's.
People who may not need to accept a commitment include those who lack capacity, those who have exceptional circumstances where it would be unreasonable to expect them to agree a commitment (this is decided by the work coach on a case by case basis), or, From 15 February 2022 people with a terminal illness and less than 6 months to live were also excluded, and from 4 April 2023 this was extended to 12 months. There are 4 conditionality groups:
* Group 1. No work related requirements * Group 2. Work-focused interview requirement * Group 3. Work preparation requirement * Group 4. All work-related requirements
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