The Social Security (Lone Parents and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008

Application

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

(a) the person was entitled to income support as a lone parent immediately before the relevant day;

(b) paragraph 1 is the only paragraph of Schedule 1B to the Income Support Regulations (prescribed categories of person) which applies to that person; and

(c) on the relevant day that person is responsible for—

(i) a single child aged 11, 12, 13, 14 or 15, or

(ii) more than one child where the youngest child is aged 11, 12, 13, 14 or 15,

who is a member of that person’s household.

(2) A person does not fall or (as the case may be) ceases to fall within this Part of this Schedule if on or after the relevant day—

(a) that person makes a further claim to income support; or

(b) regulation 13 applies to that person.

(3) In this Part of this Schedule, “relevant day” means the day after the day on which these Regulations are made.