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8.—(1) A lone parent falls within this Part of this 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) that applies to the lone parent; and
(c) on the relevant day that person is responsible for—
(i) a single child aged 6, 7, 8 or 9, or
(ii) more than one child where the youngest child is aged 6, 7, 8 or 9,
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 —
(a) that person falls within Part 2 of this Schedule; or
(b) on or after the relevant day—
(i) that person makes a further claim to income support, or
(ii) regulation 13 applies to that person.
(3) In this Part of this Schedule, “relevant day” means 25th October 2010.
9.—(1) Regulation 4 comes into force in relation to a person who falls within this Part of this Schedule in accordance with the following provisions.
(2) In the case of a person described in column (1) of the table, it comes into force (subject to sub-paragraph (3)) on the day specified in the corresponding entry in column (2).
(3) Where —
(a) that person has claimed, or is treated as having made a claim, for a child tax credit, and
(b) the award is not decided before the day mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (2),
regulation 4 comes into force in relation to that person at the end of the period of 4 weeks beginning with the day mentioned in that entry.
| Column (1) | Column (2) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Day regulation 4 takes effect | |||||
| 1. A lone parent who, on the relevant day, is responsible for— | The first day of the first benefit week in which a requirement to take part in a work-focused interview would, apart from this Schedule, next have arisen in relation to that person on or after 25th October 2010. | |||||
| (a) | a single child aged 9 whose 9th birthday occurred before 25th October 2010, or | |||||
| (b) | more than one child where the youngest child is aged 9 and whose 9th birthday occurred before that date, | |||||
| who is a member of that person’s household. | ||||||
| 2. A lone parent who, on the relevant day, is responsible for— | 25th October 2010. | |||||
| (a) | a single child who attains the age of 9 on 25th October 2010, or | |||||
| (b) | more than one child where the youngest child attains the age of 9 on that date, | |||||
| who is a member of that person’s household. | ||||||
| 3. A lone parent who, on the relevant day, is responsible for— | The day on which the child in question attains the age of 9. | |||||
| (a) | a single child aged 8 whose 9th birthday occurs after 25th October 2010, or | |||||
| (b) | more than one child where the youngest child is aged 8 and whose 9th birthday occurs after that date, | |||||
| who is a member of that person’s household. | ||||||
| 4. A lone parent who, on the relevant day, is responsible for— | The first day of the first benefit week in which a requirement to take part in a work-focused interview would, apart from this Schedule, next have arisen in relation to that person on or after 3rd January 2011. | |||||
| (a) | a single child aged 7, or aged 6 and whose 7th birthday occurs on or before 2nd January 2011, or | |||||
| (b) | more than one child where the youngest child is aged 7, or aged 6 and whose 7th birthday occurs on or before that date, | |||||
| who is a member of that person’s household. | ||||||
| 5. A lone parent who, on the relevant day, is responsible for— | The day on which the child in question attains the age of 7. | |||||
| (a) | a single child aged 6 whose 7th birthday occurs after 2nd January 2011, or | |||||
| (b) | more than one child where the youngest child is aged 6 and whose 7th birthday occurs after that date, | |||||
| who is a member of that person’s household. | ||||||
The Social Security (Lone Parents and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008