# The Social Security (Lone Parents and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008, Paragraph 9: Lone parent responsible for a child aged 6, 7, 8 or 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2008/9780110843285/schedule/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-social-security-lone-parents-and-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2008/schedule/paragraph-9
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