Regulation 8 Amendment of the Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations 2005

(1)

The Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations 2005 M1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 3 (interpretation)—

(a)

in paragraph (1)—

(i)

after the definition of “the Act” insert—

““the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations” means the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008;”; and

(ii)

after the definition of “income-based jobseeker's allowance” insert—

““income-related employment and support allowance” means an income-related allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (employment and support allowance);”;

(b)

in paragraph (3) after “Regulations” add “ or regulation 2(1) of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations ”; and

(c)

in paragraph (4)(a) after “Income Support Regulations” insert “ , in regulation 156 of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations ”.

(3)

In regulation 5(1)(a) (entitlement)—

(a)

after paragraph (iv) omit “or”; and

(b)

after paragraph (v) for “; and” substitute—

“or
(vi)
income-related employment and support allowance; and”.

(4)

In regulation 7(4)(a) (funeral payments: entitlement)—

(a)

after paragraph (vi) omit “or”; and

(b)

after paragraph (vii) insert—

“(viii)
income-related employment and support allowance; or”.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1: S.I. 2005/3061.