- child
has the same meaning as it has in the Child Tax Credit Regulations 2002;
- Child care
means care provided for a child—
- claim
means a claim for working tax credit and “joint claim” and “single claim” have the meanings respectively assigned in section 3(8);
- claimant
means the person making a claim and, in the case of a joint claim, means either of the claimants;
- close relative
means parent, parent-in-law, son, son-in-law, daughter, daughter-in-law, step-parent, step-son, step-daughter, brother, sister, or the spouse of any of the preceding persons or, if that person is one of an unmarried couple, the other member of that couple.
- contributory employment and support allowance
means a contributory allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act(“the 2007 Act”) as amended by the provisions of Schedule 3, and Part 1 of Schedule 14, to the Welfare Reform Act 2012 that remove references to an income-related allowance, and a contributory allowance under Part 1 of the 2007 Act as that Part has effect apart from those provisions;
- coronavirus
means severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2;
- Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
means the scheme of that name established under the direction given by the Chancellor of the Exchequer under section 76 of the Coronavirus Act 2020 on 15th April 2020 (as that Scheme has effect from time to time);
- coronavirus-impacted worker
has the meaning given by regulation 7E(3);
- couple
has the meaning given by section 3(5A) of the Act • “the determination of the maximum rate” means the determination of the maximum rate of working tax credit;
- employment zone
means an area within Great Britain— (a) subject to a designation for the purposes of the Employment Zones Regulations 2003 by the Secretary of State, or (b) listed in the Schedule to the Employment Zones (Allocation to Contractors) Pilot Regulations 2006 pursuant to section 60 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999;
- employment zone programme
means a programme which is— (a) established for one or more employment zones, and (b) designed to assist claimants for a jobseeker’s allowance to obtain sustainable employment;
- furloughed employee under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
means a person who is within paragraph 6.1 of the Schedule to the direction given by the Chancellor of the Exchequer under section 76 of the Coronavirus Act 2020 or a person who is within paragraph 10.1 of the Schedule to the further direction given by the Chancellor under section 76 of that Act on 25th June 2020;
- initial claim
means a claim which—
- limited capability for work credit
refers to a credit under regulation 8B(1) of the Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975 where paragraph (2)(a)(iv) or (2)(a)(v) of that regulation applies, and which follows the cessation of the entitlement period of contributory employment and support allowance;
- local authority
means— (a) in relation to England, the council of a county or district, a metropolitan district, a London Borough, the Common Council of the City of London or the Council of the Isles of Scilly;
- Ministry of Defence personnel
means Her Majesty’s forces, which has the same meaning as in the Armed Forces Act 2006, and their families, and civil servants employed by the Ministry of Defence and their families.
- partner
means a member of a... couple making a joint claim;
- patient
means a person (other than a person who is serving a sentence, imposed by a court, in a prison or youth custody institution or, in Scotland, a young offenders’ institution) who is regarded as receiving free in-patient treatment within the meaning of the Social Security (Hospital In-Patients) Regulations 2005;
- personal independence payment
means personal independence payment under Part 4 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012;
- qualifying young person
means a person who satisfies regulation 5 of the Child Tax Credit Regulations 2002;
- relative
means parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, brother or sister whether by blood, half blood, marriage, civil partnership or affinity;
- relevant child care charges
has the meaning given by regulation 14;
- school
means a school that Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (the “Chief Inspector”) is or may be required to inspect;
- school premises
means premises that may be inspected as part of an inspection of the school by the Chief Inspector.
- Scottish disability assistance
means a payment made by the Scottish ministers under section 31 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018;
- self-employed
means engaged in carrying on a trade, profession or vocation on a commercial basis and with a view to the realisation of profits, either on one’s own account or as a member of a business partnership and the trade, profession or vocation is organised and regular;
- sports award
means an award made by one of the Sports Councils named in section 23(2) of the National Lottery etc.
- surrogate child
means a child in respect of whom an order has been made under section 30 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 (parental orders) or section 54 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (parental orders);
- the Act
means the Tax Credits Act 2002, and a reference without more to a numbered section is a reference to the section of the Act bearing that number;
- the applicable amount
has the meaning given by section 135 of the Contributions and Benefits Act.
- the Board
means the Commissioners of Inland Revenue;
- the Contributions and Benefits Act
means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;
- the determination of the maximum rate
means the determination of the maximum rate of working tax credit;
- the Welfare Reform Act
means the Welfare Reform Act 2007.
- training allowance
means an allowance (whether by way of periodical grants or otherwise) payable— (a) out of public funds by a Government department or by or on behalf of the Secretary of State, Scottish Enterprise or Highlands and Islands Enterprise or the Department for Communities or the Department for the Economy (“the relevant paying authority”);
- training for work
means training for work received—
- week
means a period of seven days beginning with midnight between Saturday and Sunday. • “the Welfare Reform Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2007.