Paragraph 1 Interpretation

In this Schedule—

• “income-based jobseeker’s allowance” means an income-based jobseeker’s allowance under section 1 of the Jobseekers Act 1995^f1;

• “income-related employment and support allowance” means an employment and support allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007^f2, entitlement to which is based on section 1(2)(b) of that Act;

• “income support” means income support under Part 7 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992^f3;

• “state pension credit” means state pension credit under the State Pension Credit Act 2002^f4;

• “universal credit” means universal credit under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012^f5.

A person (“P”) in receipt of a benefit mentioned in any of paragraphs 3 to 6, or treated as entitled to a benefit mentioned in paragraph 7(3)(a), is not to be treated as “responsible” for a child for the purposes of this Schedule unless P is treated as responsible for the child in accordance with the rules of the benefit in question^f6.

Where a person (“P”) is in receipt of, or treated as entitled to, income support, an income-based jobseeker’s allowance or an income-related employment and support allowance, a child is not to be treated as normally living with P for the purposes of this Schedule unless P and the child are members of the same household, determined in accordance with the rules of the benefit in question^f7.