Chapter 1 ELIGIBILITY IS TO DEPEND ON HAVING, OR EXPECTING TO HAVE, RESPONSIBILITY FOR A CHILD

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

• sch. 6 repealed by Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2025 s. 1(2)
• Sch. 6 para. 6A inserted by Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2025 s. 4(6)