# The Social Security (Maternity Benefit) Regulations 1975, Regulation 2: Maternity grants in respect of multiple births


A woman who has given birth to twins or a greater number of children shall, if the other conditions for the payment of a maternity grant are satisfied in respect of the confinement, be entitled to a maternity grant for each child who has lived for at least 12 hours after being born; but it shall be a condition for such entitlement that she makes a claim for the grant before the expiration of the prescribed time for making a claim for it and furnishes sufficient evidence as to the number of the children who lived for at least 12 hours after being born.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1975/553/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-maternity-benefit-regulations-1975/regulation-2
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