# The Social Security (Lone Parents and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008, Paragraph 8: Application


(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2008/9780110843285/schedule/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-social-security-lone-parents-and-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2008/schedule/paragraph-8
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