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The Social Security (Lone Parents and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2012

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1.—(1) A lone parent falls within this Schedule if—

(a)the lone parent has attained the age of 18;

(b)the lone parent was entitled to income support on grounds of falling within paragraph 1 (lone parents) of Schedule 1B (prescribed categories of person) to the Income Support Regulations immediately before the commencement day;

(c)no other paragraph of Schedule 1B applies to the lone parent: and

(d)on the commencement day, the lone parent is responsible for and a member of the same household as—

(i)a single child who is aged 5 or 6 or who will attain the age of 5 before 19th November 2012; or

(ii)more than one child where the youngest child is aged 5 or 6 or will attain the age of 5 before 19th November 2012.

(2) A lone parent does not fall within this Schedule if on or after the commencement day—

(a)the lone parent makes a further claim for income support; or

(b)regulation 7 applies to the lone parent.

(3) In this Schedule—

“benefit week” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Income Support Regulations(1);

“child” means a person aged under 16;

“child tax credit” means a child tax credit under section 8 of the Tax Credits Act 2002(2);

“commencement day” means 21st May 2012;

“voluntary interview appointment” means an appointment for a lone parent who falls within this Schedule to attend an interview voluntarily for the purpose of discussing the changes to income support entitlement for lone parents which are made by these Regulations; and

“work-focused interview” means a work-focused interview conducted in accordance with regulations made under section 2A(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(3).

(1)

The definition of “benefit week” in regulation 2(1) was amended by S.I. 1988/1445.

(3)

Section 2A(1)(a) was amended by the Welfare Reform Act 2009 (c.24), section 35(1) and (2)(a).

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