Regulation 5 Late application: nomination of date

An applicant may nominate the date on which an application will be treated as made by virtue of regulation 4(1)(b)(ii) if—

If the backdated award is for—

the applicant may only nominate that day under this regulation.

If—

the applicant may nominate any of those days under this regulation.

If the applicant is entitled to nominate a day under this regulation but has not done so, the applicant is to be deemed to have nominated—

In this regulation—

• “application window” means—

  1. (a)

     in relation to an application for a pregnancy and baby grant, the period that—

     1. (i)

        F1begins—

        1. (aa)

           on the first day of the 24th week of the pregnancy that resulted, or is to result, in the birth of the child in question, or

        2. (bb)

           in a case where the child is born before the 24th week of pregnancy is reached, on the day the child is born, and

     2. (ii)

        ends with the deadline set by paragraph 2 of schedule 2;

  2. (b)

     F2in relation to an application for an early learning grant, the period described in paragraph 1(b) of schedule 3,

  3. (c)

     F3in relation to an application for a school-age grant, the period described in paragraph 2 of schedule 4,

• “backdated award” means an award of assistance for a day, or a period that begins on a day, that falls before the day the decision to make the award was taken;

• “the relevant eligibility condition” means—

  1. (a)

     in relation to an application for a pregnancy and baby grant, the eligibility condition in paragraph 1(e) of schedule 2;

  2. (b)

     F4in relation to an application for an early learning grant, the eligibility condition in paragraph 1(f) of schedule 3,

  3. (c)

     F5in relation to an application for a school-age grant, the eligibility condition in paragraph 1(f) of schedule 4,

• “working day” means a day other than—

  1. (a)

     a Saturday;

  2. (b)

     a Sunday; or

  3. (c)

     a bank holiday in Scotland under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 M1.