# The Social Security (Lone Parents and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008, Paragraph 1: Application


(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2008/9780110843285/schedule/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-social-security-lone-parents-and-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2008/schedule/paragraph-1
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