Amendment of the Lone Parents Regulations from the day after the day on which these Regulations are madeI15
1
The Lone Parents Regulations are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6).
2
In regulation 2(1)11 (requirement for lone parents claiming or entitled to income support to take part in an interview) after “regulations” insert “2ZA,”.
3
After regulation 2 insert—
Requirement for certain lone parents to take part in an interview2ZA
1
This regulation applies to a lone parent if—
a
he is entitled to income support and is a person to whom paragraph 1 (lone parents) of Schedule 1B to the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 applies;
b
no other paragraph of that Schedule applies to him, and
c
he 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 4 to 6, 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 2 unless this regulation ceases to apply to him.
4
In regulation 4(2)12 (circumstances where requirement to take part in an interview does not apply) for “2A” substitute “2ZA and 2A”.
5
6
In regulation 7(3)(b)15 (consequence of failure to take part in a work-focused interview), after “2(3) or (4)” insert “, 2ZA”.