More Work Preparation Requirements for Parents Claiming Universal Credit

This follows the Spring Budget 2023 where it was announced that the government would be strengthening job support for UC claimants who are lead carers of one and two-year-olds, and who therefore have no or limited requirements to search for and prepare for work.

The DWP has confirmed that

Parents with a one-year-old will start to have a work-focused meeting with their work coach every three months instead of the current every six months and

Parents with a two-year-old will start meeting with their work coach every month instead of every three months

The Department says that the more regular meetings will be designed to explore steps to improve skills, identify support needs, learn about childcare provision and boost confidence and that claimants will be told of the change at their next scheduled work coach appointment.

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