Amendments to the Social Security (Work-focused Interviews for Lone Parents) and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 20009

1

The Social Security (Work-focused Interviews for Lone Parents) and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 200041 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 242 (general requirement for lone parents claiming or entitled to income support to take part in an interview)—

a

for paragraph (1), substitute—

1

Subject to this regulation and regulations 2ZA43, 2A44 and 4 to 6, a lone parent who falls within any of paragraphs (2) to (4) is required to take part in an interview.

b

for paragraph (8), substitute—

8

In this regulation, “relevant interview” means an interview under these Regulations in relation to the lone parent’s current award of income support.

3

In regulation 2A(3), omit “or 2B”.

4

Omit—

a

regulation 2B45 (requirement for certain lone parents in certain areas to take part in an interview);

b

regulation 4(4) (circumstances where requirement to take part in an interview does not apply); and

c

Schedule 3 (areas for the purposes of regulation 2B).

5

In regulation 4(3) (circumstances where requirement to take part in an interview does not apply), for “2ZA, 2A and 2B” substitute “2ZA and 2A”.

6

In regulation 5(2) (deferment of requirement to take part in an interview), for “2, 2ZA, 2A and 2B” substitute “2, 2ZA and 2A”.

7

In regulation 6(2)(a) (waiver), for “2, 2ZA, 2A and 2B” substitute “2, 2ZA and 2A”.

8

In regulation 7(3)(b) (consequences of a failure to take part in an interview), for “2(3) or (4), 2ZA, 2A or 2B” substitute “2(3) or (4), 2ZA or 2A”.