Explanatory note

These Regulations amend the Social Security (Work-focused Interviews for Lone Parents) and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/1926) (the Principal Regulations).

Regulation 2(2) of these Regulations amends regulation 1(3)(g) of the Principal Regulations to provide that lone parents who are entitled to income support on 7^th April 2003 and whose youngest child reaches the age of 5 years and 3 months after 7^th April 2003 shall be required to take part in a work-focused interview from the date that child reaches that age.

Regulation 2(3) of these Regulations amends regulation 4 of the Principal Regulations to extend the requirement for lone parents to participate in work-focused interviews to lone parents who make a claim for income support on or after 7^th April 2003, regardless of the age of their youngest child.

These Regulations do not impose a charge on business.