Paragraph 4 Lone parent responsible for a child aged 11, 12, 13 or 14
Regulation 2 comes into force in relation to a person who falls within this Part of this Schedule (and to whom neither paragraph 2 nor paragraph 3 applies) in accordance with the following provisions.
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).
Where—
that person has claimed, or is treated as having made a claim, for a child tax credit, and
the award is not decided before the day mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (2),
regulation 2 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 2 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 2nd March 2009. | |||||
| (a) | a single child aged 14, or aged 13 and whose 14th birthday occurs on or before 1st March 2009, or | |||||
| (b) | more than one child where the youngest child is aged 14, or aged 13 and whose 14th birthday occurs on or before that date, | |||||
| who is a member of that person’s household | ||||||
| 2. A lone parent who, on the relevant day, is responsible for— | The day on which the child in question attains the age of 14. | |||||
| (a) | a single child aged 13 whose 14th birthday occurs after 1st March 2009, or | |||||
| (b) | more than one child where the youngest child is aged 13 and whose 14th birthday occurs after that date, | |||||
| who is a member of that person’s household. | ||||||
| 3. 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 6th July 2009. | |||||
| (a) | a single child aged 12, or aged 11 and whose 12th birthday occurs on or before 5th July 2009, or | |||||
| (b) | more than one child where the youngest child is aged 12, or aged 11 and whose 12th birthday occurs on or before that date, | |||||
| who is a member of that person’s household. | ||||||
| 4. A lone parent who, on the relevant day, is responsible for— | The day on which the child in question attains the age of 12. | |||||
| (a) | a single child aged 11 whose 12th birthday occurs after 5th July 2009, or | |||||
| (b) | more than one child where the youngest child is aged 11 and whose 12th birthday occurs after that date, | |||||
| who is a member of that person’s household. | ||||||