Children's Handbook Scotland 2020/21Chapter 1: Benefits and tax credits21. Universal credit Claimant commitment
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Claimant commitment
You cannot get UC unless you sign a ‘claimant commitment’. This sets out what you must do to receive your UC. You are placed in one of four groups based on whether you are subject to:
    •no work-related requirements – eg, if you are caring for a severely disabled person, you are the main carer of a child aged under one or you have limited capability for work-related activity;
    •the work-focused interview requirement only – eg, if you are the main carer of a child aged one;
    •the work preparation and work-focused interview requirements – eg, if you have limited capability for work;
    •all work-related requirements, including work availability and work search requirements for most people.
See CPAG’s Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook for more details of the claimant commitment, work-related requirements and sanctions if you do not meet your work-related requirements. See the relevant chapters of this Handbook for more information about the work-related requirements for specific groups of people.