Statutory Instruments
2018 No. 989
Social Security
The Social Security (Claims and Payments) (Social Fund Maternity Grant) (Amendment) Regulations 2018
Made
10th September 2018
Laid before Parliament
11th September 2018
Coming into force
18th October 2018
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 1992( 1 ).
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 commencement
1. 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 1987
2. In Schedule 4 of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987( 2 ) (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
Justin Tomlinson
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Department for Work and Pensions
10th September 2018
1992 c. 5 . Section 191 is an interpretation provision and is cited for the meaning of the word “prescribed”. There are amendments to sections 5 and 189 which are not relevant to these Regulations.
S.I. 1987/1968 , as amended by S.I. 1997/792 , 2010/2760 and 2011/100 .