Regulation 2 Amendment of Schedule 1B to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987

After paragraph 14 of Schedule 1B to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987^f1 there shall be inserted the following new paragraph—

“Parental leave

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(1)

A person who is—

(a)

entitled to, and taking, parental leave by virtue of Part III of the Maternity and Parental Leave etc. Regulations 1999^f2 in respect of a child who is a member of his household; and

(b)

not entitled to any remuneration from his employer in respect of that leave for the period to which his claim for income support relates; and

(c)

entitled to working families' tax credit, disabled person’s tax credit^f3, housing benefit or council tax benefit on the day before that leave begins.

(2)

In this paragraph “remuneration” means payment of any kind.”