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The Early Years Assistance (Best Start Grants) (Scotland) Regulations 2018

S.S.I. 2018/370 · Made 9 December 2018 · Extends to Scotland

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Social Security

Made 9th December 2018

Coming into force 10th December 2018

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 32(2), 41(4)(a), 43(5) and 52 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 M1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 96 of that Act, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

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M1

2018 asp 9. The regulation-making powers conferred by the Act include the power to make different provision for different purposes by virtue of section 96(1). The powers to make these Regulations are exercised together by virtue of section 33(2) of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10). These Regulations are subject to the affirmative procedure by virtue of section 33(3) of that Act.

Contents

  1. Part 1: Introduction
  2. 1Citation
  3. 2Commencement
  4. 3Overview
  5. Part 2: Interpretation
  6. Expressions about time and timing
  7. 4When an application is to be treated as made
  8. 5Late application: nomination of date
  9. 6Meaning of “birthday”, for children born on 29th February
  10. 7Calculations involving months
  11. Expressions about inter-personal relationships
  12. 8Meaning of “partner”
  13. 9Meaning of being responsible for a child
  14. 10Meaning of “dependant”
  15. Expressions about social security assistance
  16. 11Meaning of references to specified kinds of assistance
  17. 12Meaning of references to assistance being awarded
  18. 13Meaning of “assessment period” in relation to universal credit
  19. Signature
  20. Schedule 1: Procedural matters
  21. Part 1: Re-determination timescales
  22. 1Deadline for requesting re-determination
  23. 2Period allowed for re-determination
  24. Part 2: Determination without application
  25. 3Determination following application in connection with another child
  26. 4Determination following official error
  27. 5Determination following backdated award of assistance
  28. 5ADetermination following award of Scottish child payment
  29. Part 3: Competing Claims
  30. 6Multiple applications in respect of the same child
  31. Schedule 2: Pregnancy and baby grant
  32. Part 1: Eligibility
  33. 1Eligibility
  34. 2Deadline for applying
  35. 3Exception to paragraph 1(b)
  36. 4Residence requirement
  37. Part 2: Assistance to be given
  38. 5Value of grant
  39. 6The basic amount
  40. 7Multiple pregnancy supplement
  41. 8Form in which grant is given
  42. Part 3: Interpretation
  43. 9Meaning of “child”, “birth” and “born”
  44. 10Meaning of “sure start maternity grant”
  45. 11Meaning of “domestic abuse”
  46. Schedule 3: Early learning grant
  47. Part 1: Eligibility
  48. 1Eligibility
  49. 2Exception to paragraph 1(c)
  50. 3Residence requirement
  51. Part 2: Assistance to be given
  52. 4Value of grant
  53. 5Form in which grant is given
  54. Schedule 4: School-age grant
  55. Part 1: Eligibility
  56. 1Eligibility
  57. 2Period within which application must be made
  58. 3Exception to paragraph 1(c)
  59. 4Residence requirement
  60. Part 2: Assistance to be given
  61. 5Value of grant
  62. 6Form in which grant is given
  63. Explanatory note