# The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021

S.S.I. 2021/221 · made 25 May 2021

These Regulations amend the Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/193) (“the 2019 Regulations”) which make provision for a scheme to provide benefits for pregnant women, mothers and children. These Regulations provide for an increase in various thresholds and values of the benefits payable under the scheme set out in the 2019 Regulations.

Made under: Social Security Act 1988 (Section 13)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-foods-best-start-foods-scotland-amendment-regulations-2021/pdf/ssi_20210221_en.pdf; Policy Note https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-foods-best-start-foods-scotland-amendment-regulations-2021/pdf/ssipn_20210221_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Food
Made 25th May 2021
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 27th May 2021
Coming into force 1st August 2021
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 13 of the Social Security Act 1988 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 13(2) of the Social Security Act 1988, the Scottish Ministers have consulted the National Assembly for Wales.

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 and come into force on 1 August 2021.

## 2 Amendments to the Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Regulations 2019

The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 are amended in accordance with regulations 3, 4 and 5.

## 3 Amendments to the Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Regulations 2019

In regulation 10(1) (kinds of assistance)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£16,190” substitute “£16,480”,
(b) in sub-paragraph (b)(i), for “£7,320” substitute “£7,500”,
(c) in sub-paragraph (c), for “£311” substitute “£317”, and
(d) in sub-paragraph (h), in both place where it occurs, for “£610” substitute “£625”.

## 4 Amendments to the Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Regulations 2019

In regulation 13 (value of benefit)—
(a) in paragraph (1), for “£4.25” substitute “£4.50”,
(b) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£8.50” substitute “£9.00”,
(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£4.25” substitute “£4.50”, and
(c) in paragraph (3), for “£8.50” substitute “£9.00”.

## 5 Amendments to the Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Regulations 2019

In regulation 20(4) (transitional arrangements), for “£4.25” substitute “£4.50”.

## Signature

BEN MACPHERSON
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
25th May 2021

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/193) (“the 2019 Regulations”) which make provision for a scheme to provide benefits for pregnant women, mothers and children. These Regulations provide for an increase in various thresholds and values of the benefits payable under the scheme set out in the 2019 Regulations.
Regulation 3 increases the thresholds below which qualifying forms of assistance allow relevant persons to qualify for the Best Start Foods scheme.
Regulations 4 and 5 increase the amounts of the various values at which Best Start Food benefits are paid.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2021/221 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-foods-best-start-foods-scotland-amendment-regulations-2021
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