The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2011

Amendments to the Social Security (Work-focused Interviews for Lone Parents) and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2000

9.—(1) The Social Security (Work-focused Interviews for Lone Parents) and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2000(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(2) (general requirement for lone parents claiming or entitled to income support to take part in an interview)—

(a) for paragraph (1), substitute—

“(1) Subject to this regulation and regulations 2ZA(3), 2A(4) and 4 to 6, a lone parent who falls within any of paragraphs (2) to (4) is required to take part in an interview.”; and

(b) for paragraph (8), substitute—

“(8) In this regulation, “relevant interview” means an interview under these Regulations in relation to the lone parent’s current award of income support.”.

(3) In regulation 2A(3), omit “or 2B”.

(4) Omit—

(a) regulation 2B(5) (requirement for certain lone parents in certain areas to take part in an interview);

(b) regulation 4(4) (circumstances where requirement to take part in an interview does not apply); and

(c) Schedule 3 (areas for the purposes of regulation 2B).

(5) In regulation 4(3) (circumstances where requirement to take part in an interview does not apply), for “2ZA, 2A and 2B” substitute “2ZA and 2A”.

(6) In regulation 5(2) (deferment of requirement to take part in an interview), for “2, 2ZA, 2A and 2B” substitute “2, 2ZA and 2A”.

(7) In regulation 6(2)(a) (waiver), for “2, 2ZA, 2A and 2B” substitute “2, 2ZA and 2A”.

(8) In regulation 7(3)(b) (consequences of a failure to take part in an interview), for “2(3) or (4), 2ZA, 2A or 2B” substitute “2(3) or (4), 2ZA or 2A”.

(1)

S.I. 2000/1926.

(2)

Regulation 2 was amended by regulations 2(1) and (2) of S.I. 2007/1034 and regulation 2(1) was amended by regulation 5(1) and (2) of S.I. 2008/3051.

(3)

Regulation 2ZA was inserted by regulation 5(3) of S.I. 2008/3051.

(4)

Regulation 2A was inserted by regulation 4(3) of S.I. 2005/2727.

(5)

Regulation 2B was inserted by regulation 2(4) of S.I. 2007/1034.