3.—(1) Schedule 4 to the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987(1) (prescribed times for claiming benefit) is amended as follows.
(2) For the entry in column (2) of paragraph 8, substitute the following entry—
“(a)In a case where regulation 5(3)(a) of the Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations 2005 applies (“the 2005 Regulations”), the period beginning 11 weeks before the first day of the expected week of confinement and ending 3 months after the actual date of confinement.
(b)In a case where regulation 5(3)(b) of the 2005 Regulations applies, the period beginning with the date of confinement and ending 3 months after that date.
(c)In a case where regulation 5(3)(c) of the 2005 Regulations applies, the period beginning with the date on which an order referred to in that sub-paragraph is made and ending 3 months after that date.
(d)In a case where regulation 5(3)(d) of the 2005 Regulations applies, the period beginning with the date on which the guardianship takes effect and ending 3 months after that date.
(e)In a case where regulation 5(3)(e) of the 2005 Regulations applies, the period beginning with the date on which the child is placed with the claimant or the claimant’s partner for adoption and ending 3 months after that date.
(f)In a case where regulation 5(3)(f) of the 2005 Regulations applies, the period beginning with the date on which the adoption—
(i)takes effect in respect of an adoption mentioned in section 66(1)(c) or (d), or
(ii)is recognised under section 66(1)(e),
of the Adoption and Children Act 2002, and ending 3 months after that date.”.
(3) In the definition of “actual date of confinement”, for “issue”, both times it occurs, substitute “birth”.
(4) In the definition of “confinement”—
(a)for “28” substitute “24”; and
(b)for “issue”, both times it occurs, substitute “birth”.