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Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Up-rating) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2024.

(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), these Regulations come into force on 1 April 2024.

(3) Regulation 7 comes into force on 7 April 2024.

(4) Regulations 2, 3 and 8 come into force on 8 April 2024.

(5) In these Regulations—

the Adult Disability Payment Regulations” means the Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022(1),

the Adult Disability Payment Transitional Regulations” means the Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Transitional Provisions and Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2022(2),

the Best Start Foods Regulations” means the Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Regulations 2019(3),

the Best Start Grants Regulations” means the Early Years Assistance (Best Start Grants) (Scotland) Regulations 2018(4),

the Carer’s Allowance Regulations” means the Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) Regulations 1976(5),

the Carer Support Payment Regulations” means the Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023(6),

the Child Disability Payment Regulations” means the Disability Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Regulations 2021(7),

the Child Winter Heating Payment Regulations” means the Winter Heating Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Regulations 2020(8),

the Funeral Support Payment Regulations” means the Funeral Expense Assistance (Scotland) Regulations 2019(9),

the Scottish Child Payment Regulations” means the Scottish Child Payment Regulations 2020(10),

the Winter Heating Payment Regulations” means the Winter Heating Assistance (Low Income) (Scotland) Regulations 2023(11),

the Young Carer Grants Regulations” means the Carer’s Assistance (Young Carer Grants) (Scotland) Regulations 2019(12).

(1)

S.S.I. 2022/54, relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2023/111.

(2)

S.S.I. 2022/217, relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2023/111.

(3)

S.S.I. 2019/193, relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2023/371.

(6)

S.S.I. 2023/302, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(7)

S.S.I. 2021/174, relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2022/41 and S.S.I. 2023/111.

(8)

S.S.I. 2020/352, relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2021/415 and S.S.I. 2023/111.

(9)

S.S.I. 2019/292, relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2020/99 and S.S.I. 2023/111.

(10)

S.S.I. 2020/351, relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2022/336.

(12)

S.S.I. 2019/324, relevant amended by S.S.I. 2020/475 and S.S.I. 2023/111.