The Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations 2005

Provision against double payment: Sure Start Maternity Grants

[F1 3A.— (1) In this regulation—

(a) “C” is the child in respect of whom a Sure Start Maternity Grant has been claimed;

(b) “first grant” is a first Sure Start Maternity Grant [F2 or a Best Start Grant] in respect of C;

(c) [F3 “second grant” is a second Sure Start Maternity Grant in respect of C.]

[F3 “subsequent grant” is, in respect of C—

(i) a second or subsequent Sure Start Maternity Grant; or

(ii) if a Best Start Grant has been given, a first Sure Start Maternity Grant;

(d) “Best Start Grant” is a grant given to a qualifying individual under Regulations made under section 32 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 in connection with having, or expecting to have, a new baby in the family.]

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), a [F4 subsequent] grant may not be awarded if a first grant has been awarded.

(3) A [F5 subsequent] grant may be awarded to a person (“P”) if the following conditions are satisfied.

(4) The first condition is that P—

(a) alone, or together with another person, has been granted a qualifying order; or

(b) falls within regulation 5(3)(b), (d), (e) or (f).

(5) The second condition is that P—

(a) has not already received a first grant; or

(b) was not, at the time a first grant was claimed, a member of the family of a person to whom a first grant has been paid.

(6) A qualifying order is one of the following types of order—

(a) an adoption order;

(b) a parental order;

(c) a [F6 child arrangements] order.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Regs. 3A, 4 substituted (13.12.2010) for reg. 4 by Social Fund Maternity Grant Amendment Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2760) , regs. 1 , 2(4)

F2 Words in reg. 3A(1)(b) inserted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Best Start Grants) (Consequential Modifications and Saving) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1138), art. 3(2)(a) (with reg. 4)

F3 Reg. 3A(1)(c)(d) substituted for reg. 3A(1)(c) (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Best Start Grants) (Consequential Modifications and Saving) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1138), art. 3(2)(b) (with reg. 4)

F4 Word in reg. 3A(2) substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Best Start Grants) (Consequential Modifications and Saving) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1138), art. 3(2)(c) (with reg. 4)

F5 Word in reg. 3A(3) substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Best Start Grants) (Consequential Modifications and Saving) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1138), art. 3(2)(d) (with reg. 4)

F6 Words in reg. 3A(6)(c) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Child Arrangements Order (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/852), arts. 1, 12(3)