Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2025

Part 2 Applications for assistance

3 Repeal of section 52B of the 2018 Act

(1) The 2018 Act is modified as follows.

(2) Section 52B is repealed.

4 Power to make provision about late applications for assistance

(1) The 2018 Act is modified as follows.

(2) In schedule 2 (carer’s assistance regulations), after paragraph 9 insert—

“9A If the regulations include provision of the kind mentioned in paragraph 9(a), they may make provision about the circumstances in which an application made after the deadline specified in the regulations may be treated as if it had been made by that deadline.”.

(3) In schedule 3 (cold-spell heating assistance regulations), after paragraph 7 insert—

“7A If the regulations include provision of the kind mentioned in paragraph 7(a), they may make provision about the circumstances in which an application made after the deadline specified in the regulations may be treated as if it had been made by that deadline.”.

(4) In schedule 4 (winter heating assistance regulations), after paragraph 5 insert—

“5A If the regulations include provision of the kind mentioned in paragraph 5(a), they may make provision about the circumstances in which an application made after the deadline specified in the regulations may be treated as if it had been made by that deadline.”.

(5) In schedule 5 (disability assistance regulations), after paragraph 8 insert—

“8A If the regulations include provision of the kind mentioned in paragraph 8(a), they may make provision about the circumstances in which an application made after the deadline specified in the regulations may be treated as if it had been made by that deadline.”.

(6) In schedule 6 (early years assistance regulations), after paragraph 6 insert—

“6A If the regulations include provision of the kind mentioned in paragraph 6(a), they may make provision about the circumstances in which an application made after the deadline specified in the regulations may be treated as if it had been made by that deadline.”.

(7) In schedule 7 (employment-injury assistance regulations), after paragraph 9 insert—

“9A If the regulations include provision of the kind mentioned in paragraph 9(a), they may make provision about the circumstances in which an application made after the deadline specified in the regulations may be treated as if it had been made by that deadline.”.

(8) In schedule 8 (funeral expense assistance regulations), after paragraph 8 insert—

“8A If the regulations include provision of the kind mentioned in paragraph 8(a), they may make provision about the circumstances in which an application made after the deadline specified in the regulations may be treated as if it had been made by that deadline.”.

(9) In schedule 9 (housing assistance regulations), after paragraph 8 insert—

“8A If the regulations include provision of the kind mentioned in paragraph 8(a), they may make provision about the circumstances in which an application made after the deadline specified in the regulations may be treated as if it had been made by that deadline.”.