The Social Security (Work-focused Interviews for Lone Parents) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001

Waiver

6.—(1) A requirement imposed by these Regulations to take part in an interview shall not apply if an officer determines that an interview would not be—

(a)of assistance to the lone parent, or

(b)appropriate in the circumstances.

(2) A person in relation to whom a requirement to take part in an interview has been waived under paragraph (1) shall be treated for the purposes of—

(a)regulation 2, and

(b)any claim for, or entitlement to, income support,

as having complied with that requirement.