SCHEDULE Special Commencement Provisions for Certain Existing Claimants

6 Circumstances where the Department is not satisfied that a decision has been made in relation to the lone parent’s claim for child tax credit at the time of the voluntary interview appointment
(1) Where sub-paragraph (2) applies, regulation 2 comes into operation in relation to a lone parent at the end of the period of 4 weeks beginning with the day mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) of paragraphs 2, 3, 4 or 5, as would be applicable to the lone parent apart from this paragraph (“the relevant day”).
(2) This paragraph applies where—
(a) a lone parent to whom this Schedule applies has been invited in writing by the Department to attend a voluntary interview appointment on a date during the two month period before the relevant day;
(b) at the time of the voluntary interview appointment, the lone parent has claimed, or is treated as having made a claim for, child tax credit; and
(c) the Department is not satisfied that a decision has been made in relation to that claim at the time of the voluntary interview appointment.