Regulation 2 Amendment of the Work-focused Interviews for Lone Parents Regulations

The Work-focused Interviews for Lone Parents Regulations shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

In regulation 1(1) (citation, commencement and interpretation), for sub-paragraph (f)^f1 there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph–

“(f)

subject to the preceding sub-paragraphs, where a lone parent–

(i)

on 7th April 2003 is entitled to income support;

(ii)

is responsible for and living in the same household as a child who reaches the age of 5 years and 3 months after 7th April 2003, and

(iii)

is not on the date that child reaches that age responsible for and living in the same household as a younger child,

come into operation in respect of that lone parent on the date that child reaches the age of 5 years and 3 months.”.

In regulation 4 (circumstances where requirement to take part in an interview does not apply) paragraph (a) shall be omitted.