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The Social Security (Lone Parents and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008

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Amendment of the Jobcentre Plus Regulations from the day after the day on which these Regulations are made

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8.—(1) The Jobcentre Plus Regulations are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 4(1) (continuing entitlement to specified benefit dependent on an interview)(1), for “6 to 9” substitute “4A and 6 to 9”.

(3) After regulation 4 insert—

Requirement for certain lone parents to take part in an interview

4A.(1) This regulation applies to a lone parent who—

(a)is entitled to income support and is a person to whom paragraph 1 (lone parents) of Schedule 1B to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 applies;

(b)does not fall within any other paragraph of that Schedule; and

(c)is responsible for and living in the same household as—

(i)a single child aged 9, 10 or 11, or

(ii)more than one child where the youngest is aged 9, 10 or 11.

(2) Subject to regulations 6 to 9, a lone parent to whom this regulation applies is required to take part in an interview every 13 weeks after he—

(a)last took part,

(b)last failed to take part, or

(c)was last treated as having taken part,

in an interview.

(3) A lone parent who—

(a)is required to take part in an interview under this regulation, or

(b)has had a requirement to take part in an interview under this regulation waived or deferred,

is not required to take part in an interview under regulation 4 unless this regulation ceases to apply to him..

(4) In regulation 5(b) (time when interview is to take place)(2), after “4(1)” insert “or 4A(2)”.

(5) In regulation 6(2)(a) (waiver of a requirement to take part in an interview), for “3 or 4” substitute “3, 4 or 4A”.

(6) In regulation 8(1) (exemptions)(3), for “4 or 7(2)” substitute “4 or 4A or 7(2)”.

(7) In regulation 12(2)(c)(failure to take part in an interview)(4), for “4” substitute “4 or 4A”.

(1)

Regulation 4 was amended by S.I s. 2002/2497, 2004/959, 2005/2727 and 2007/1034.

(2)

Regulation 5 was amended by S.I. 2005/2727.

(3)

Regulation 8 was amended by S.I s. 2003/2439, 2005/2727 and 2007/1034.

(4)

Regulation 12 was amended by S.I. 2005/2727.

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