SCHEDULE 2Pregnancy and baby grant

PART 1Eligibility

Eligibility1

An individual is eligible for a pregnancy and baby grant in respect of a child if—

a

the individual's application for the grant is made before the deadline set by paragraph 2 (see regulation 4 in relation to when an application is to be treated as made);

F1aa

the individual has not received, and is not due to receive, a sure start maternity grant in respect of the child,

b

no-one else has received, or is due to receive, a pregnancy and baby grant or sure start maternity grant in respect of the child (but see paragraph 3);

c

on the day the application is made the individual satisfies the residence requirement set by paragraph 4;

d

at least one of these statements is true on the day the application is made—

i

the individual is the person who—

aa

is, or has been, more than 24 weeks pregnant with the child; or

bb

gave birth to the child before or during the 24th week of the pregnancy;

ii

the individual is the partner of the person described by head (i);

iii

the person described by head (i) is a dependant of the individual or the individual's partner (or both of them);

iv

either the individual or the individual's partner is (or both of them are) responsible for the child on the day the application is made;

e

at least one of these statements is true—

i

the individual or the individual's partner has (or both of them have) been awarded, for the day the application is made (or for a period which includes that day), assistance of a kind specified in regulation 11;

ii

the individual or the individual's partner has (or both of them have) been awarded universal credit for—

aa

the assessment period that includes the day the application is made; or

bb

the assessment period that ended immediately before the assessment period mentioned in sub-head (aa) started;

iii

on the day the application is made the individual is under 18 years of age;

iv

on the day the application is made the individual is—

aa

18 or 19 years of age; and

bb

a dependant of another individual; and

f

the child is not, on the day the application is made, living in a residential establishment as defined in section 202(1) of the Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 M1.