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Saving and transitional provision: the Funeral Expense Assistance RegulationsS

6.—(1) Where paragraph (2) applies to an individual—

(a)regulation 13(1)(b) and (4)(b) of the Funeral Expense Assistance Regulations continue to have effect on and after 1 April 2020 in relation to the amount of assistance to be given to that individual as they did immediately before that date, and

(b)regulation 13(6) has effect as if only regulation 5(1) (2), (3)(c)(ii) and (4) of these Regulations is in force.

(2) This paragraph applies where the individual's application for funeral expense assistance was made before 1 April 2020.

(3) In this regulation, reference to the individual's application being made is to be construed in accordance with regulation 3 (applications) of the Funeral Expense Assistance Regulations.