The Early Years Assistance (Best Start Grants) (Scotland) Regulations 2018 No. 370

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 Introduction

   1. 1. Citation

   2. 2. Commencement

   3. 3. Overview

3. PART 2 Interpretation

   1. Expressions about time and timing

      1. 4. When an application is to be treated as made

      2. 5. Late application: nomination of date

      3. 6. Meaning of “birthday”, for children born on 29th February

      4. 7. Calculations involving months

   2. Expressions about inter-personal relationships

      1. 8. Meaning of “partner”

      2. 9. Meaning of being responsible for a child

      3. 10. Meaning of “dependant”

   3. Expressions about social security assistance

      1. 11. Meaning of references to specified kinds of assistance

      2. 12. Meaning of references to assistance being awarded

      3. 13. Meaning of “assessment period” in relation to universal credit

4. Signature

5. 1. SCHEDULE 1

      Procedural matters

      1. PART 1 Re-determination timescales

         1. 1. Deadline for requesting re-determination

         2. 2. Period allowed for re-determination

      2. PART 2 Determination without application

         1. 3. Determination following application in connection with another child

         2. 4. Determination following official error

         3. 5. Determination following backdated award of assistance

      3. PART 3 Competing Claims

         1. 6. Multiple applications in respect of the same child

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      Pregnancy and baby grant

      1. PART 1 Eligibility

         1. 1. Eligibility

         2. 2. Deadline for applying

         3. 3. Exception to paragraph 1(b)

         4. 4. Residence requirement

      2. PART 2 Assistance to be given

         1. 5. Value of grant

         2. 6. The basic amount

         3. 7. Multiple pregnancy supplement

         4. 8. Form in which grant is given

      3. PART 3 Interpretation

         1. 9. Meaning of “child”, “birth” and “born”

         2. 10. Meaning of “sure start maternity grant”

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      Early learning grant

      1. PART 1 Eligibility

         1. 1. Eligibility

         2. 2. Exception to paragraph 1(c)

         3. 3. Residence requirement

      2. PART 2 Assistance to be given

         1. 4. Value of grant

         2. 5. Form in which grant is given

   4. SCHEDULE 4

      School-age grant

      1. PART 1 Eligibility

         1. 1. Eligibility

         2. 2. Period within which application must be made

         3. 3. Exception to paragraph 1(c)

         4. 4. Residence requirement

      2. PART 2 Assistance to be given

         1. 5. Value of grant

         2. 6. Form in which grant is given

6. Explanatory Note