http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/14/section/134Health and Social Care Act 2008An Act to establish and make provision in connection with a Care Quality Commission; to make provision about health care (including provision about the National Health Service) and about social care; to make provision about reviews and investigations under the Mental Health Act 1983; to establish and make provision in connection with an Office of the Health Professions Adjudicator and make other provision about the regulation of the health care professions; to confer power to modify the regulation of social care workers; to amend the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984; to provide for the payment of a grant to women in connection with pregnancy; to amend the functions of the Health Protection Agency; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2025-10-03Expert Participation2023-04-01 Health and Social Care Act 2008specified provision(s)The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Commencement No.9, Consequential Amendments and Transitory, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Amendment Order 2009art. 2art. 1(1) Part 4 134After Part 8 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7) insert— Part 8A 136A1A woman who satisfies prescribed conditions in relation to a pregnancy of hers is entitled to payment of a lump sum (to be known as “health in pregnancy grant”).2A condition prescribed under subsection (1) may, in particular, require a woman to have reached a specified stage of her pregnancy.3A woman is not entitled to health in pregnancy grant unless—ashe has received advice on matters relating to maternal health from a health professional;bshe is in Northern Ireland at the time she makes a claim for the grant in accordance with the Administration Act.4Circumstances may be prescribed in which a woman is to be treated for the purposes of subsection (3)(b) as being, or as not being, in Northern Ireland.5In this section—“health professional” has such meaning as may be prescribed,“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations, and“woman” means a female of any age.6The power to make regulations under this section is exercisable by the Treasury.136B1Health in pregnancy grant is to be of an amount prescribed by regulations made by the Treasury.2Different amounts may be prescribed in relation to different cases.S. 134 partly in force; s. 134 in force for specified purposes at Royal Assent, see s. 170S. 134 in force at 1.1.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2008/3137, art. 2