# The Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975, Regulation 6: Starting credits for the purposes of a maternity grant


For the purposes of entitlement to a maternity grant by virtue of a person's contributions he shall—
(a) be credited with such number of Class 3 contributions as may be required to bring his relevant earnings factor for the relevant past year, if it is a year for which contributions could be credited under regulation 4 which commenced on or after 6th April 1975, to the level required to make it a reckonable year;
(b) in the case of a person to whom regulation 5(1) applies, be entitled to Class 1 credits for the relevant past year, if (not being a year for which he is entitled to credits under sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph) it is a year mentioned in paragraph (1), but not paragraph (2), of regulation 5.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1975/556/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-credits-regulations-1975/regulation-6
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