# The Social Security (Death Grant) Regulations 1975, Regulation 5: Imprisonment and detention in legal custody


(1) A person shall not be disqualified for receiving a death grant if he is undergoing a period of imprisonment or detention in legal custody, but, subject to paragraph (2), the payment of the grant shall be suspended during any such periods.
(2) A death grant may be paid, during any period of suspension under paragraph (1), to any person appointed by the Secretary of State to receive and deal with it on behalf of the beneficiary; and a receipt given by that person shall be a good discharge to the Secretary of State and the National Insurance Fund for any sum so paid.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1975/565/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-death-grant-regulations-1975/regulation-5
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