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Social Security (Jobcentre Plus Interviews) Regulations 2002

Consolidated Text As Enacted Cited authorities 45 Cited in Amendments 45 Related
Vincent
JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2002/1703
Year2002
  • These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Jobcentre Plus Interviews) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 30th September 2002.
    • (1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—a person shall be deemed to be in remunerative work where he is in remunerative work within the meaning prescribed in F32regulation 6 of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 ; buthe is not in remunerative work in accordance with sub-paragraph (a) above; orhe is in remunerative work in accordance with sub-paragraph (a) above and is not entitled to income support but would not be prevented from being entitled to income support solely by being in such work; anda person shall be deemed to be engaged in part-time work where he is engaged in work for which payment is made but he is not engaged or deemed to be engaged in remunerative work.(2A) For the purposes of section 2A(2A) (b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 and these Regulations, a lone parent is to be treated as responsible for, and a member of the same household as, a child under the age of one only where the lone parent would be treated as being responsible for, and a member of the same household as, such a child under regulations 15 and 16 of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987, if references in those Regulations to income support were to a specified benefit.(3) Except in a case where regulation 16(2) applies,(4) Where a claim for benefit is made by a person (“the appointee”) on behalf of another, references in these Regulations to a person claiming benefit shall be treated as a reference to the person on whose behalf the claim is made and not to the appointee.to a numbered regulation is to a regulation in these Regulations bearing that number;in a regulation to a numbered paragraph or sub-paragraph is to the paragraph or sub-paragraph in that regulation bearing that number;to a numbered Schedule is to the Schedule to these Regulations bearing that number.makes a claim for a relevant benefit, oris entitled to a specified benefit other than a relevant benefit;on the day on which he F30claims a specified benefit, has attained the age of 16 but has not attained the F45pensionable age; ...is not in remunerative work, F57andmakes a claim for or is entitled to income support; andfalls within paragraph 1 (lone parents) of Schedule 1B (prescribed categories of person) to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987.(2) An officer shall, except where paragraph (3) applies, conduct the interview.(3) 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 F58such person as the Secretary of State may specify.

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