# The Social Security (Lone Parents and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008, Paragraph 4: Lone parent responsible for a child aged 11, 12, 13 or 14


(1) 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.
(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 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2008/9780110843285/schedule/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-social-security-lone-parents-and-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2008/schedule/paragraph-4
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