# The Social Security (Up-rating) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2026, Paragraph 1: The Best Start Grants Regulations 2018


(1) This paragraph applies where an individual’s application for assistance was made on or after 1 April 2025 and before 1 April 2026.
(2) Despite regulation 3, paragraphs 6 and 7 of schedule 2 of the Best Start Grants Regulations 2018 continue to have effect on and after 1 April 2026 as they did immediately before that date for the purpose of determining the amount of assistance to which the individual is entitled.
(3) Despite regulation 3, paragraph 4 of schedule 3 and paragraph 5 of schedule 4 of the Best Start Grants Regulations 2018 continue to have effect on and after 1 April 2026 as they did immediately before that date for the purpose of determining the value of assistance to which the individual is entitled.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2026/9780111065297/schedule/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-social-security-up-rating-miscellaneous-amendments-scotland-regulations-2026/schedule/paragraph-1
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.

