SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 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. 2 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. 3 In these Regulations— ... ... “the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 ; “the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 ; “the Up-rating Order” means the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 1998 . Revocation 2 The Social Security (Lone Parents) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 are hereby revoked. Council tax benefit: students who are not excluded from entitlement 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Council tax benefit: amendment of provisions relating to family premium 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Council tax benefit: disregard of certain sums in the calculation of a lone parent’s earnings 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Council tax benefit: conditions for an extended payment 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Housing benefit: students who are treated as liable to make payments in respect of a dwelling 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Housing benefit: exclusions from reductions in the amounts of eligible rent relating to students 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Housing benefit: amendment of provisions relating to family premium 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Housing benefit: disregard of certain sums in the calculation of a lone parent’s earnings 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Housing benefit: conditions for an extended payment 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Income support: amendment of provisions relating to family premium 12 Paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the Income Support Regulations (family premium) shall be renumbered sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 3 and— a in head (a) of the renumbered sub-paragraph (1), after the words “lone parent” there shall be inserted the words “ to whom the conditions in both sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) apply ” ; b after sub-paragraph (1) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraphs— 2 The first condition for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(a) is that the claimant— a was both a lone parent and entitled to income support on 5th April 1998; or b does not come within head (a) above but— i was both a lone parent and entitled to income support on any day during the period of 12 weeks ending on 5th April 1998; ii was both a lone parent and entitled to income support on any day during the period of 12 weeks commencing on 6th April 1998; and iii the last day in respect of which (i) above applied was no more than 12 weeks before the first day in respect of which (ii) above applied. 3 The second condition for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(a) is that as from the appropriate date specified in sub-paragraph (4), the claimant has continued, subject to sub-paragraph (5), to be both a lone parent and entitled to income support. 4 The appropriate date for the purposes of sub-paragraph (3) is— a in a case to which sub-paragraph (2)(a) applies, 6th April 1998; b in a case to which sub-paragraph (2)(b) applies, the first day in respect of which sub-paragraph (2)(b)(ii) applied. 5 For the purposes of sub-paragraph (3), where the claimant has ceased, for any period of 12 weeks or less, to be— a a lone parent; or b entitled to income support; or c both a lone parent and entitled to income support, the claimant shall be treated, on again becoming both a lone parent and entitled to income support, as having continued to be both a lone parent and entitled to income support throughout that period. 6 In determining whether the conditions in sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) apply, entitlement to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance shall be treated as entitlement to income support for the purposes of any requirement that a person is entitled to income support. . Income support: disregard of certain sums in the calculation of a lone parent’s earnings 13 For paragraph 5 of Schedule 8 to the Income Support Regulations (disregard of certain sums in the calculation of a lone parent’s earnings) there shall be substituted the following paragraph— 5 In a case where the claimant is a lone parent and paragraph 4 does not apply, £15. . Jobseeker’s allowance: amendment of provisions relating to family premium 14 Paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (family premium) shall be renumbered sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 4 and— a in head (a) of the renumbered sub-paragraph (1)— i after the words “lone parent” there shall be inserted the words “ to whom the conditions in both sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) apply ” ; ii the word “11,” shall be omitted; b after sub-paragraph (1) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraphs— 2 The first condition for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(a) is that the claimant— a was both a lone parent and entitled to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance on 5th April 1998; or b does not come within head (a) above but— i was both a lone parent and entitled to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance on any day during the period of 12 weeks ending on 5th April 1998; ii was both a lone parent and entitled to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance on any day during the period of 12 weeks commencing on 6th April 1998; and iii the last day in respect of which (i) above applied was no more than 12 weeks before the first day in respect of which (ii) above applied. 3 The second condition for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(a) is that as from the appropriate date specified in sub-paragraph (4), the claimant has continued, subject to sub-paragraph (5), to be both a lone parent and entitled to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance. 4 The appropriate date for the purposes of sub-paragraph (3) is— a in a case to which sub-paragraph (2)(a) applies, 6th April 1998; b in a case to which sub-paragraph (2)(b) applies, the first day in respect of which sub-paragraph 2(b)(ii) applied. 5 For the purposes of sub-paragraph (3), where the claimant has ceased, for any period of 12 weeks or less, to be— a a lone parent; or b entitled to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance; or c both a lone parent and entitled to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance, the claimant shall be treated, on again becoming both a lone parent and entitled to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance, as having continued to be both a lone parent and entitled to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance throughout that period. 6 In determining whether the conditions in sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) apply, entitlement to income support shall be treated as entitlement to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance for the purposes of any requirement that a person is entitled to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance. . Jobseeker’s allowance: disregard of certain sums in the calculation of a lone parent’s earnings 15 For paragraph 6 of Schedule 6 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (disregard of certain sums in the calculation of a lone parent’s earnings) there shall be substituted the following paragraph— 6 In a case where the claimant is a lone parent and paragraph 5 does not apply, £15. . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security. Keith Bradley Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security