The Social Security (Jobcentre Plus Interviews) Regulations 2002

[F1 Continuing entitlement to full amount of income support dependent on an interview: lone parents who fall within paragraph 1 of Schedule 1B to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 E+W+S

4ZA.— (1) Subject to regulations 4A and 6 to 9, this regulation applies to a lone parent who—

(a) is entitled to income support;

(b) falls within paragraph 1 (lone parents) of Schedule 1B (prescribed categories of person) to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987; and

(c) has not attained pensionable age.

(2) A lone parent to whom this regulation applies is required to take part in an interview if the lone parent has not taken part in or been required to take part in a relevant interview.

(3) This paragraph applies to a lone parent to whom this regulation applies who is aged 18 or over and has—

(a) taken part,

(b) failed to take part, or

(c) been treated as taking part,

in a relevant interview.

(4) A lone parent to whom paragraph (3) applies is required to take part in an interview every six months after the date on which the lone parent—

(a) last took part,

(b) last failed to take part, or

(c) was last treated as having taken part,

in a relevant interview.

(5) An officer shall, except where paragraph (6) applies, conduct the interview.

(6) An officer may, if he considers it appropriate in all the circumstances, arrange for a person who has not attained the age of 18 to attend an interview with such person as the Secretary of State may specify.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 4ZA inserted (31.10.2011) by The Social Security (Work-focused Interviews for Lone Parents and Partners) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2428), regs. 1, 3(5)