Section 6E — Welfare Reform Act 2012: Work availability requirement

Work availability requirement 6E 1 In this Act a “work availability requirement” is a requirement that a claimant be available for work.

2 For the purposes of this section “ available for work ” means able and willing immediately to take up paid work (or more paid work or better-paid work).

3 Regulations may impose limitations on a work availability requirement by reference to the work to which it relates; and the Secretary of State may in any particular case specify further such limitations on such a requirement.

4 A limitation under subsection (3) may in particular be by reference to—

a work of a particular nature, b work with a particular level of remuneration, c work in particular locations, or d work available for a certain number of hours per week or at particular times, and may be indefinite or for a particular period.

5 Regulations may for the purposes of subsection (2) define what is meant by able and willing immediately to take up work.