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

PART 3 N.I. Provisions relating to regulation 4

Application N.I.

8.—(1) A lone parent falls within this Part of this Schedule if—

(a) the person was entitled to income support as a lone parent immediately before the relevant day;

(b) paragraph 1 is the only paragraph of Schedule 1B to the Income Support Regulations (prescribed categories of person) that applies to the lone parent, and

(c) on the relevant day that person is responsible for—

(i) a single child aged 6, 7, 8 or 9, or

(ii) more than one child where the youngest child is aged 6, 7, 8 or 9,

who is a member of that person’s household.

(2) A person does not fall or (as the case may be) ceases to fall within this Part of this Schedule if—

(a) that person falls within Part 2 of this Schedule, or

(b) on or after the relevant day—

(i) that person makes a further claim to income support, or

(ii) regulation 13 applies to that person.

(3) In this Part of this Schedule, “relevant day” means 25th October 2010.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. para. 8 in operation at 2.12.2008, see reg. 1(1)

Lone parent responsible for child aged 6, 7, 8 or 9 N.I.

9.—(1) Regulation 4 comes into operation in relation to a person who falls within this Part of this Schedule in accordance with the following provisions.

(2) In the case of a person described in column (1) of the table, it comes into operation (subject to sub-paragraph (3)) on the day specified in the corresponding entry in column (2).

(3) Where—

(a) that person has claimed, or is treated as having made a claim, for a child tax credit, and

(b) the award is not decided before the day mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (2),

regulation 4 comes into operation in relation to that person at the end of the period of 4 weeks beginning with the day mentioned in that entry.

Column (1)	Column (2)
Description	Day regulation 4 takes effect
1. A lone parent who, on the relevant day, is responsible for— (a) a single child aged 9 whose 9th birthday occurred before 25th October 2010, or (b) more than one child where the youngest child is aged 9 and whose 9th birthday occurred before that date, who is a member of that person’s household.	The first day of the first benefit week in which a requirement to take part in a work-focused interview would, apart from this Schedule, next have arisen in relation to that person on or after 25th October 2010.
2. A lone parent who, on the relevant day, is responsible for— (a) a single child who attains the age of 9 on 25th October 2010, or (b) more than one child where the youngest child attains the age of 9 on that date, who is a member of that person’s household.	25th October 2010.
3. A lone parent who, on the relevant day, is responsible for— (a) a single child aged 8 whose 9th birthday occurs after 25th October 2010, or (b) more than one child where the youngest child is aged 8 and whose 9th birthday occurs after that date, who is a member of that person’s household.	The day on which the child in question attains the age of 9.
4. A lone parent who, on the relevant day, is responsible for— (a) a single child aged 7, or aged 6 and whose 7th birthday occurs on or before 2nd January 2011, or (b) more than one child where the youngest child is aged 7, or aged 6 and whose 7th birthday occurs on or before that date, who is a member of that person’s household.	The first day of the first benefit week in which a requirement to take part in a work-focused interview would, apart from this Schedule, next have arisen in relation to that person on or after 3rd January 2011.
5. A lone parent who, on the relevant day, is responsible for— (a) a single child aged 6 whose 7th birthday occurs after 2nd January 2011, or (b) more than one child where the youngest child is aged 6 and whose 7th birthday occurs after that date, who is a member of that person’s household.	The day on which the child in question attains the age of 7.

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. para. 9 in operation at 2.12.2008, see reg. 1(1)