Citation, commencement and interpretation1.

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Up-rating) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 and come into force on 1 April 2021.

(2)

In these Regulations—

“the Best Start Grant Regulations” means the Early Years Assistance (Best Start Grants) (Scotland) Regulations 20183,
“the Child Winter Heating Assistance Regulations” means the Winter Heating Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Regulations 20204,
“the Funeral Expense Assistance Regulations” means the Funeral Expense Assistance (Scotland) Regulations 20195,
“the Dependency Regulations” means the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations 19776, and
“the Young Carer Grants Regulations” means the Carer’s Assistance (Young Carer Grants) (Scotland) Regulations 20197.

Amendment of the Best Start Grant Regulations2.

(1)

The Best Start Grant Regulations are amended as follows.

(2)

In schedule 2—

(a)

in paragraph 6(1) (value of pregnancy and baby payment grant)—

(i)

in head (a), for “£600” substitute “£606”, and

(ii)

in head (b), for “£300” substitute “£303”, and

(b)

in paragraph 7(1) (value of multiple pregnancy supplement), for “£300” substitute “£303”.

(3)

In paragraph 4 of schedule 38 (value of early learning grant), for “£250” substitute “£252.50”.

(4)

In paragraph 5 of schedule 49 (value of school-age grant), for “£250” substitute “£252.50”.

Amendment of the Young Carer Grants Regulations3.

(1)

The Young Carer Grants Regulations are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 4(7)(b)10 (making of applications), for “21 October 2019” substitute “22 July 2019”.

(3)

In regulation 12(1)11 (amount and form of young carer grants), for “£305.10” substitute “£308.15”.

Amendment of the Funeral Expense Assistance Regulations4.

(1)

The Funeral Expense Assistance Regulations are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 9 (residence conditions, place of funeral and status), omit paragraph (4).

(3)

In regulation 1312 (amount of funeral expense assistance)—

(a)

in paragraph (1)(b), for “£1000” substitute “£1010”,

(b)

in paragraph (4)(b), for “£20.35” substitute “£20.55”, and

(c)

in paragraph (6), for “£122.05” substitute “£123.25”.

Amendment of the Child Winter Heating Assistance Regulations5.

(1)

The Child Winter Heating Assistance Regulations are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 4(1)(c)(ii) (eligibility rules for child winter heating assistance), after “habitually resident in” insert “Switzerland or”.

(3)

In regulation 10(1) (value of child winter heating assistance), for “£200” substitute “£202”.

(4)

In the schedule, omit “Swiss Confederation”.

Amendment of the Dependency Regulations6.

In schedule 213 (increase of carer’s allowance for child dependants) of the Dependency Regulations—

(a)

in paragraph 2—

(i)

after “child or children” insert “or a qualifying young person or persons”,

(ii)

after “that child” insert “or qualifying young person”, and

(iii)

after “those children” insert “or qualifying young persons”,

(b)

in paragraph 2B14, after “child”, in both places where it occurs, insert “or qualifying young person”,

(c)

in paragraph 3—

(i)

in sub-paragraph (a), before “living” insert “or qualifying young person”, and

(ii)

in sub-paragraph (b), after “child” insert “or qualifying young person”, and

(d)

in paragraph 5, after “children”, in each place where it occurs, insert “or qualifying young persons”.

Saving Provisions7.

The Schedule has effect.

SHIRLEY-ANNE SOMERVILLE
A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh