These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Amendment (Lone Parents) Regulations 1998 and, subject to paragraph (2) of this regulation, shall come into force on 6th April 1998.

To the extent that article 21(8) of the Up-rating Order (applicable amounts for housing benefit) comes into force on 6th April 1998, regulation 9 of these Regulations shall come into force immediately after that article of that Order.

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“the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987M1;

“the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996M2;

“the Up-rating Order” means the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 1998M3.