The Early Years Assistance (Best Start Grants) (Scotland) Regulations 2018
PART 1
Introduction
1
Citation
2
Commencement
3
Overview
PART 2
Interpretation
Expressions about time and timing
4
When an application is to be treated as made
5
Late application: nomination of date
6
Meaning of “birthday”, for children born on 29th February
7
Calculations involving months
Expressions about inter-personal relationships
8
Meaning of “partner”
9
Meaning of being responsible for a child
10
Meaning of “dependant”
Expressions about social security assistance
11
Meaning of references to specified kinds of assistance
12
Meaning of references to assistance being awarded
13
Meaning of “assessment period” in relation to universal credit
SCHEDULE 1
Procedural matters
PART 1
Re-determination timescales
1
Deadline for requesting re-determination
2
Period allowed for re-determination
PART 2
Determination without application
3
Determination following application in connection with another child
4
Determination following official error
5
Determination following backdated award of assistance
5A
Determination following award of Scottish child payment
PART 3
Competing Claims
6
Multiple applications in respect of the same child
SCHEDULE 2
Pregnancy and baby grant
PART 1
Eligibility
1
Eligibility
2
Deadline for applying
3
Exception to paragraph 1(b)
4
Residence requirement
PART 2
Assistance to be given
5
Value of grant
6
The basic amount
7
Multiple pregnancy supplement
8
Form in which grant is given
PART 3
Interpretation
9
Meaning of “child”, “birth” and “born”
10
Meaning of “sure start maternity grant”
11
Meaning of “domestic abuse”
SCHEDULE 3
Early learning grant
PART 1
Eligibility
1
Eligibility
2
Exception to paragraph 1(c)
3
Residence requirement
PART 2
Assistance to be given
4
Value of grant
5
Form in which grant is given
SCHEDULE 4
School-age grant
PART 1
Eligibility
1
Eligibility
2
Period within which application must be made
3
Exception to paragraph 1(c)
4
Residence requirement
PART 2
Assistance to be given
5
Value of grant
6
Form in which grant is given
2018 No. 370

Social Security

The Early Years Assistance (Best Start Grants) (Scotland) Regulations 2018
Made
9th December 2018
Coming into force
10th December 2018
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 32(2), 41(4)(a), 43(5) and 52 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 96 of that Act, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
2018 asp 9. The regulation-making powers conferred by the Act include the power to make different provision for different purposes by virtue of section 96(1). The powers to make these Regulations are exercised together by virtue of section 33(2) of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10). These Regulations are subject to the affirmative procedure by virtue of section 33(3) of that Act.