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The Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance (Administration) Regulations 2003

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Persons who may elect to have child benefit paid weeklyU.K.

19.—(1) A person may make an election under this regulation to have child benefit paid weekly if—

(a)he is a lone parent; or

(b)he or his partner is receiving—

(i)income support; F1...

(ii)an income-based allowance payable under Part 1 of the Jobseekers Act 1995(1) or Part 2 of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(2)[F2;

(iii)an income-related employment and support allowance within the meaning in Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 or Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007; F3...

(iv)a state pension credit within the meaning in the State Pension Credit Act 2002 or the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002][F4; or

(v)universal credit under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012] [F5or Part 2 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015.]

(2) “Lone parent” means a person who has no partner and is entitled to child benefit in respect of a child [F6or qualifying young person] for whom he is responsible.

(3) A person making an election under this regulation—

(a)must furnish, in such manner and at such times as the Board may determine, such certificates, documents, other information or facts as the Board may require which may affect his right to receive payment of the benefit weekly; and

(b)as soon as reasonably practicable after any change of circumstances which he might reasonably be expected to know might affect that right, must notify the Board in writing of that change in accordance with paragraph (4).

(4) A notification under paragraph (3)(b) must be delivered or sent to an appropriate office as regards the Board.

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