2018 No. 989
The Social Security (Claims and Payments) (Social Fund Maternity Grant) (Amendment) Regulations 2018
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 5(1)(a), 189(1) and (4) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 19921.
In accordance with section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that the proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it.
Citation and commencement1
These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Claims and Payments) (Social Fund Maternity Grant) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 and come into force on 18th October 2018.
Amendments to the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 19872
In Schedule 4 of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 19872 (prescribed times for claiming benefit), in each of the entries (a) to (f) in column 2 relating to paragraph 8 (social fund payment in respect of maternity expenses) for “3 months” substitute “6 months”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
(This note is not part of the Regulations)