Commentary on Sections Part 1: Universal credit Section 2: Claims
30.Section 2 contains provisions about claims for universal credit. A claim may be made either by a single person or, in the case of a couple, jointly.
31.Subsection (2) enables the Secretary of State to make regulations setting out circumstances in which a member of a couple may make a single person claim. This may be used, for example, where one member of a couple does not have a right to reside in the UK, and so is not entitled to universal credit. The other member of the couple would then be able to make a claim as a single person.