The Social Security (Up-rating) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2024

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Up-rating) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2024.

(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), these Regulations come into force on 1 April 2024.

(3) Regulation 7 comes into force on 7 April 2024.

(4) Regulations 2, 3 and 8 come into force on 8 April 2024.

(5) In these Regulations—

“the Adult Disability Payment Regulations” means the Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022(1),

“the Adult Disability Payment Transitional Regulations” means the Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Transitional Provisions and Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2022(2),

“the Best Start Foods Regulations” means the Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Regulations 2019(3),

“the Best Start Grants Regulations” means the Early Years Assistance (Best Start Grants) (Scotland) Regulations 2018(4),

“the Carer’s Allowance Regulations” means the Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) Regulations 1976(5),

“the Carer Support Payment Regulations” means the Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023(6),

“the Child Disability Payment Regulations” means the Disability Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Regulations 2021(7),

“the Child Winter Heating Payment Regulations” means the Winter Heating Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Regulations 2020(8),

“the Funeral Support Payment Regulations” means the Funeral Expense Assistance (Scotland) Regulations 2019(9),

“the Scottish Child Payment Regulations” means the Scottish Child Payment Regulations 2020(10),

“the Winter Heating Payment Regulations” means the Winter Heating Assistance (Low Income) (Scotland) Regulations 2023(11),

“the Young Carer Grants Regulations” means the Carer’s Assistance (Young Carer Grants) (Scotland) Regulations 2019(12).

Amendment of the Adult Disability Payment Regulations

2.  In regulation 34 (amount and form of Adult Disability Payment)(13) of the Adult Disability Payment Regulations—

(a) in paragraph (1)(a), for “£68.10” substitute “£72.65”,

(b) in paragraph (1)(b), for “£101.75” substitute “£108.55”,

(c) in paragraph (2)(a), for “£26.90” substitute “£28.70”,

(d) in paragraph (2)(b), for “£71.00” substitute “£75.75”.

Amendment of the Adult Disability Payment Transitional Regulations

3.  In regulation 6(1) (amount and form and time of payment of Adult Disability Payment)(14) of the Adult Disability Payment Transitional Regulations, for “£26.90” substitute “£28.70”.

Amendment of the Best Start Foods Regulations

4.  In regulation 13(1) (value of benefit)(15) of the Best Start Foods Regulations, for “£4.95” substitute “£5.30”.

Amendment of the Best Start Grants Regulations

5.—(1) The Best Start Grants Regulations are amended as follows.

(2) In schedule 2 (pregnancy and baby grant)—

(a) in paragraph 6(1) (basic amount)(16)—

(i) in head (a), for “£707.25” substitute “£754.65”,

(ii) in head (b), for “£353.65” substitute “£377.35”,

(b) in paragraph 7(1) (multiple pregnancy supplement)(17), for “£353.65” substitute “£377.35”.

(3) In paragraph 4 (value of grant) of schedule 3 (early learning grant)(18), for “£294.70” substitute “£314.45”.

(4) In paragraph 5 (value of grant) of schedule 4 (school-age grant)(19), for “£294.70” substitute “£314.45”.

Amendment of the Carer’s Allowance Regulations

6.  In regulation 8(1) (circumstances in which a person is or is not to be treated as gainfully employed)(20) of the Carer’s Allowance Regulations, for “£139”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “£151”.

Amendment of the Carer Support Payment Regulations

7.—(1) The Carer Support Payment Regulations are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 14(1) (earnings limit), for “£139” substitute “£151”.

(3) In regulation 16(1) (amount and form of Carer Support Payment), for “£76.75” substitute “£81.90”.

Amendment of the Child Disability Payment Regulations

8.  In regulation 23 (amount and form of Child Disability Payment)(21) of the Child Disability Payment Regulations—

(a) in paragraph (1)(a), for “£101.75” substitute “£108.55”,

(b) in paragraph (1)(b), for “£68.10” substitute “£72.65”,

(c) in paragraph (1)(c), for “£26.90” substitute “£28.70”,

(d) in paragraph (2)(a), for “£71.00” substitute “£75.75”,

(e) in paragraph (2)(b), for “£26.90” substitute “£28.70”.

Amendment of the Child Winter Heating Payment Regulations

9.  In regulation 10(1) (value and form of child winter heating assistance)(22) of the Child Winter Heating Payment Regulations, for “£235.70” substitute “£251.50”.

Amendment of the Funeral Support Payment Regulations

10.  In regulation 13 (amount of funeral expense assistance)(23) of the Funeral Support Payment Regulations—

(a) in paragraph (1)(b), for “£1,178.75 substitute “£1,257.75”,

(b) in paragraph (4)(b), for “£23.75” substitute “£25.35”,

(c) in paragraph (6), for “£143.85” substitute “£153.50”.

Amendment of the Scottish Child Payment Regulations

11.  In regulation 20(1) (value and form of a Scottish child payment)(24) of the Scottish Child Payment Regulations, for “£25.00” substitute “£26.70”.

Amendment of the Winter Heating Payment Regulations

12.  In regulation 9(1) (value and form of winter heating payment)(25) of the Winter Heating Payment Regulations, for “£55.05” substitute “£58.75”.

Amendment of the Young Carer Grants Regulations

13.  In regulation 12(1) (amount and form of young carer grants)(26) of the Young Carer Grants Regulations, for “£359.65” substitute “£383.75”.

Saving and transitional provisions

14.  The saving and transitional provisions in the schedule have effect.

SHIRLEY-ANNE SOMERVILLE

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

27th March 2024