{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-fund-and-social-security-claims-and-payments-amendment-regulations-2020/regulation-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-fund-and-social-security-claims-and-payments-amendment-regulations-2020/regulation-4.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2020/600",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Fund and Social Security (Claims and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-fund-and-social-security-claims-and-payments-amendment-regulations-2020",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987",
  "text": "(1) The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 are amended as follows.\n(2) In paragraph (2) of regulation 4ZC (electronic claims for benefit), after sub-paragraph (k) insert—\n“(l) a social fund funeral payment;\n(m) a social fund payment in respect of maternity expenses;\n(n) maternity allowance.”.\n(3) In paragraph (4B) of regulation 30 (payments on death)—\n(a) in sub-paragraph (a), insert at the end “and”; and\n(b) omit sub-paragraphs (c) and (d).\n(4) In paragraph (2) of regulation 32ZA (information given electronically), after sub-paragraph (k) insert—\n“(l) a social fund payment in respect of maternity expenses;\n(m) maternity allowance.”.\n(5) In paragraph 2(1) to Schedule 9ZC (conditions for the use of electronic communication) after paragraph (l), insert—\n“(m) a social fund payment in respect of maternity expenses;\n(n) maternity allowance.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1987/1968."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Regulation 4ZC(2) was inserted by S.I. 2003/2800 and amended by S.I. 2016/544, S.I. 2017/422 and S.I. 2020/456."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Regulation 30(4B) was inserted by S.I. 2007/2470 and amended by S.I. 2015/1985."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Regulation 32ZA(2) was inserted by S.I. 2003/2800 and relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2011/1498 and S.I. 2018/61."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Schedule 9ZC was inserted by S.I. 2003/2800 and amended by S.I. 2016/544, S.I.2017/422, S.I. 2018/61 and S.I. 2020/456."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/600/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:29:27.527022+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}