Regulation 9 Initial periods of family credit

In the case of an award of family credit on a claim treated as made on 11th April 1988 by virtue of regulation 3(2) (pre-existing entitlement to family income supplement), section 20(6) of the Act shall be modified by substituting for the words “for a period of 26 weeks or such other period as may be prescribed, beginning with the week in which the claim is made or is treated as made and” the words “for a period beginning with the week in which a claim for it is made or is treated as made and ending 52 weeks after the start of the most recent award of family income supplement, or on such earlier date as the Secretary of State shall, in any particular case, decide and”.

In the case of an award of family credit on any claim made or treated as made before 5th October 1988, except an award to which paragraph (1) applies, section 20(6) of the Act shall be modified by substituting for the words “for a period of 26 weeks or such other period as may be prescribed” the words “for such period of at least 14 weeks but not more than 39 weeks, as the Secretary of State shall in any particular case decide”.