The Scottish Child Payment Amendment Regulations 2021

Amendment of regulation 21 of the principal Regulations

4.—(1) Regulation 21 of the principal Regulations (time of payment) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2) In paragraph (1) for “paragraph (2)” substitute “paragraph (2) or, where paragraph (3) applies, paragraph (4)”.

(3) In the opening words of paragraph (2) for “Payments” substitute “Except where paragraph (3) applies, payments”.

(4) After paragraph (2), insert—

“(3) This paragraph applies where the payment is to be made pursuant to a determination made in accordance with paragraph 11 of the schedule (determination following award of a Scottish child payment in respect of another child).

(4) Where paragraph (3) applies, payments are to be made so that—

(a) the first payment is made on the same day as the next Scottish child payment that is due to be made to the individual in respect of their ongoing entitlement to that payment in respect of another child (see paragraph 11(1)(a) of the schedule),

(b) that first payment is made, in arrears, in respect of the period beginning with the day on which the application is made and ending with the day referred to in sub-paragraph (a), and

(c) subsequent payments are made in respect of periods of 4 weeks, in arrears, in the last week of each successive period of 4 weeks in which the individual continues to be entitled to a Scottish child payment for at least one week by virtue of regulation 19.

(5) Where the period mentioned in paragraph (4)(b) includes a part-week, for the purpose only of that first payment the part-week is to be treated as a full week.”.