Mr Yitzchok Feiner v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (UC): [2026] UKUT 255 (AAC)
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Markus on 02 July 2026.
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Judicial Summary
One of the conditions of entitlement to the childcare element of Universal Credit is the work condition. Regulation 32(1)(b) of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 means that, in the case of a joint claim, the non-working parent must not only have regular and substantial caring responsibilities for a severely disabled person but must also be unable to provide childcare due to those responsibilities. In the present case, the FtT had correctly approached the regulation accordingly and decided that work condition was not satisfied where he cared for a severely disabled child who was in childcare during the same periods as the other children for whom childcare costs were incurred.
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