Amendment of regulation 19 of the Maintenance Assessments and Special Cases Regulations
23. After sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (2) of regulation 19 of the Maintenance Assessments and Special Cases Regulations (both parents are absent), there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—
“(d)where the application is made in relation to one absent parent only, the amount of the maintenance requirement applicable in that case shall be one-half of the amount determined in accordance with paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 1 to the Act or, where regulation 23 applies (person caring for children of more than one absent parent), of the amount determined in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (3) of that regulation.”.