8.—(1) The Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations 2005(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 3 (interpretation)—
(a)in paragraph (1)—
(i)after the definition of “the Act” insert—
““the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations” means the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008;”; and
(ii)after the definition of “income-based jobseeker’s allowance” insert—
““income-related employment and support allowance” means an income-related allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (employment and support allowance);”;
(b)in paragraph (3) after “Regulations” add “or regulation 2(1) of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations”; and
(c)in paragraph (4)(a) after “Income Support Regulations” insert “, in regulation 156 of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations”.
(3) In regulation 5(1)(a) (entitlement)—
(a)after paragraph (iv) omit “or”; and
(b)after paragraph (v) for “; and” substitute—
“or
(vi)income-related employment and support allowance; and”.
(4) In regulation 7(4)(a) (funeral payments: entitlement)—
(a)after paragraph (vi) omit “or”; and
(b)after paragraph (vii) insert—
“(viii)income-related employment and support allowance; or”.