# The Early Years Assistance (Best Start Grants) (Scotland) Regulations 2018, Paragraph 6: The basic amount


(1) The basic amount is―
(a) £600 if sub-paragraph (2) applies in relation to the child in respect of whom the grant is to be given; or
(b) £300 if it does not.
(2) This sub-paragraph applies in relation to the child (subject to sub-paragraph (3)) if, on the day the application for the grant is made—
(a) there is no-one under 16 years of age living in the same household as the individual to whom the grant is to be given; or
(b) if there is, that person is (or all of those persons are) one of the following:—
(i) the child;
(ii) a sibling of the child born as a result of the same pregnancy that resulted in the child’s birth;
(iii) a parent of the child;
(iv) a sibling of a parent of the child;
(v) a child for whom the individual is not responsible.
(3) Where more than one child is born, or is to be born, as a result of the same pregnancy—
(a) sub-paragraph (2) applies in relation to only one of the children; and
(b) it is for the Scottish Ministers to decide which.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2018/9780111039694/schedule/2/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-early-years-assistance-best-start-grants-scotland-regulations-2018/schedule-2/paragraph-6
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