SCHEDULE 2Pregnancy and baby grant
PART 1Eligibility
Residence requirement
4.
(1)
The residence requirement referred to in paragraph 1(c) is satisfied by an individual on a day if, on that day—
(a)
the individual is ordinarily resident in Scotland; and
(b)
in a case where neither the individual nor the individual's partner has been awarded assistance as mentioned in paragraph 1(e)(i) or (ii), the condition set by sub-paragraph (2) is also met.
(2)
The condition referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(b) is met on any day that the individual is—
F3F4(aa)
a person who, or has a partner who, is habitually resident in the European Economic Area or Switzerland and has been granted indefinite or limited leave to enter, or remain in, the United Kingdom under the Immigration Act 1971 by virtue of Appendix EU to the immigration rules made under section 3(2) of that Act (“the EU Settlement Scheme”),
(i)
is a qualified person within the meaning of regulation 6(1)(a) (jobseeker), (b) (worker), (c) (self-employed person), (d) (self-sufficient person) or (e) (student) of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016 (the EEA Regulations);
(ii)
retains the status referred to in sub-head (i) pursuant to regulation 6(2) or (4) of the EEA Regulations;
(iii)
is a family member of a person referred to in sub-head (i) or (ii) within the meaning of regulation 7(1) of the EEA Regulations;
(iv)
has a right to reside permanently in the United Kingdom by virtue of regulation 15(1) of the EEA Regulations; or
(v)
has been granted indefinite or limited leave to enter, or remain in, the United Kingdom under the Immigration Act 1971 by virtue of Appendix EU to the immigration rules made under section 3(2) of that Act;
F5(aaa)
a person who has made a valid application for indefinite or limited leave to enter, or remain in, the United Kingdom under the EU Settlement Scheme and that application is pending a final decision,
(aab)
a person who is a family member within the meaning of Article 9 of the EU withdrawal agreement,
F6(ab)
a person who—
(i)
F7has leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom granted under the immigration rules made under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971, by virtue of—
(ia)
the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy, or
(ib)
the previous scheme for locally-employed staff in Afghanistan (sometimes referred to as the ex-gratia scheme),
(ii)
has been granted discretionary leave outside the immigration rules as a dependant of a person referred to in sub-head (i), or
(iii)
has leave granted under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme;
F8(ac)
a person who was residing in Ukraine immediately before 1 January 2022, left Ukraine in connection with the Russian invasion which took place on 24 February 2022 and—
(i)
has been granted leave in accordance with immigration rules made under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971, F9...
(ii)
has a right of abode in the United Kingdom within the meaning given in section 2 of that Act F10, or
F11(iii)
does not require leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom in accordance with section 3ZA of that Act,
F12(ad)
a person who was residing in Sudan before 15 April 2023, left Sudan in connection with the violence which rapidly escalated on 15 April 2023 in Khartoum and across Sudan and—
(i)
has been granted leave in accordance with immigration rules made under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971,
(ii)
has a right of abode in the United Kingdom within the meaning given in section 2 of that Act, or
(iii)
does not require leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom in accordance with section 3ZA of that Act
F13(ae)
a person in Great Britain who was residing in Israel, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem, the Golan Heights or Lebanon immediately before 7 October 2023, left Israel, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem, the Golan Heights or Lebanon in connection with the Hamas terrorist attack in Israel on 7 October 2023 or the violence which rapidly escalated in the region following the attack and—
(i)
has been granted leave in accordance with immigration rules made under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971,
(ii)
has a right of abode in the United Kingdom within the meaning given in section 2 of that Act, or
(iii)
does not require leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom in accordance with section 3ZA of that Act,
F14(af)
a person who—
(i)
was residing in Israel, the Occupied Palestinian Territories (the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Gaza) or the occupied Golan Heights immediately before 13 June 2025,
(ii)
left Israel, the Occupied Palestinian Territories or the occupied Golan Heights in connection with the escalation of violence between Israel and Iran that began on that date,
(iii)
arrived in the United Kingdom on or before 13 December 2025, and
(iv)
satisfies one of the following criteria—
(aa)
has been granted leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom under or outside the immigration rules made under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971,
(bb)
has a right of abode in the United Kingdom within the meaning given in section 2 of that Act, or
(cc)
does not require leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom in accordance with section 3ZA of that Act,
(b)
a refugee within the definition in Article 1 of the Convention relating to the status of refugees done at Geneva on 28th July 1951, as extended by article 1(2) of the Protocol relating to the status of refugees done at New York on 31st January 1967;
(c)
a person who has been granted, or who is deemed to have been granted, leave outside the rules made under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971 M1, F15...
(d)
a person who has humanitarian protection granted under the rules made under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971; or
(e)
a person who—
(i)
is not subject to immigration control within the meaning of section 115(9) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 M2; and
(ii)
is in the United Kingdom as a result of deportation, expulsion or other removal by compulsion of law from another country to the United Kingdom.
F16(3)
In this paragraph, “the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme” means the scheme announced by the United Kingdom Government on 18 August 2021.