Social Security 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 , “ the Adult Disability Payment Transitional Regulations ” means the Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Transitional Provisions and Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 , “ the Best Start Foods Regulations ” means the Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 , “ the Best Start Grants Regulations ” means the Early Years Assistance (Best Start Grants) (Scotland) Regulations 2018 , “ the Carer’s Allowance Regulations ” means the Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) Regulations 1976 , “ the Carer Support Payment Regulations ” means the Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 , “ the Child Disability Payment Regulations ” means the Disability Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Regulations 2021 , “ the Child Winter Heating Payment Regulations ” means the Winter Heating Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Regulations 2020 , “ the Funeral Support Payment Regulations ” means the Funeral Expense Assistance (Scotland) Regulations 2019 , “ the Scottish Child Payment Regulations ” means the Scottish Child Payment Regulations 2020 , “ the Winter Heating Payment Regulations ” means the Winter Heating Assistance (Low Income) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 , “ the Young Carer Grants Regulations ” means the Carer’s Assistance (Young Carer Grants) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 . Amendment of the Adult Disability Payment Regulations 2 In regulation 34 (amount and form of Adult Disability Payment) of the Adult Disability Payment Regulations— a in paragraph (1)(a), for “£68.10” substitute “£72.65” , b in paragraph (1)(b), for “£101.75” substitute “£108.55” , c in paragraph (2)(a), for “£26.90” substitute “£28.70” , d in paragraph (2)(b), for “£71.00” substitute “£75.75” . Amendment of the Adult Disability Payment Transitional Regulations 3 In regulation 6(1) (amount and form and time of payment of Adult Disability Payment) of the Adult Disability Payment Transitional Regulations, for “£26.90” substitute “£28.70” . Amendment of the Best Start Foods Regulations 4 In regulation 13(1) (value of benefit) of the Best Start Foods Regulations, for “£4.95” substitute “£5.30” . Amendment of the Best Start Grants Regulations 5 1 The Best Start Grants Regulations are amended as follows. 2 In schedule 2 (pregnancy and baby grant)— a in paragraph 6(1) (basic amount) — i in head (a), for “£707.25” substitute “£754.65” , ii in head (b), for “£353.65” substitute “£377.35” , b in paragraph 7(1) (multiple pregnancy supplement) , for “£353.65” substitute “£377.35” . 3 In paragraph 4 (value of grant) of schedule 3 (early learning grant) , for “£294.70” substitute “£314.45” . 4 In paragraph 5 (value of grant) of schedule 4 (school-age grant) , for “£294.70” substitute “£314.45” . Amendment of the Carer’s Allowance Regulations 6 In regulation 8(1) (circumstances in which a person is or is not to be treated as gainfully employed) of the Carer’s Allowance Regulations, for “£139”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “£151” . Amendment of the Carer Support Payment Regulations 7 1 The Carer Support Payment Regulations are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 14(1) (earnings limit), for “£139” substitute “£151” . 3 In regulation 16(1) (amount and form of Carer Support Payment), for “£76.75” substitute “£81.90” . Amendment of the Child Disability Payment Regulations 8 In regulation 23 (amount and form of Child Disability Payment) of the Child Disability Payment Regulations— a in paragraph (1)(a), for “£101.75” substitute “£108.55” , b in paragraph (1)(b), for “£68.10” substitute “£72.65” , c in paragraph (1)(c), for “£26.90” substitute “£28.70” , d in paragraph (2)(a), for “£71.00” substitute “£75.75” , e in paragraph (2)(b), for “£26.90” substitute “£28.70” . Amendment of the Child Winter Heating Payment Regulations 9 In regulation 10(1) (value and form of child winter heating assistance) of the Child Winter Heating Payment Regulations, for “£235.70” substitute “£251.50” . Amendment of the Funeral Support Payment Regulations 10 In regulation 13 (amount of funeral expense assistance) of the Funeral Support Payment Regulations— a in paragraph (1)(b), for “£1,178.75 substitute “£1,257.75”, b in paragraph (4)(b), for “£23.75” substitute “£25.35” , c in paragraph (6), for “£143.85” substitute “£153.50” . Amendment of the Scottish Child Payment Regulations 11 In regulation 20(1) (value and form of a Scottish child payment) of the Scottish Child Payment Regulations, for “£25.00” substitute “£26.70” . Amendment of the Winter Heating Payment Regulations 12 In regulation 9(1) (value and form of winter heating payment) of the Winter Heating Payment Regulations, for “£55.05” substitute “£58.75” . Amendment of the Young Carer Grants Regulations 13 In regulation 12(1) (amount and form of young carer grants) of the Young Carer Grants Regulations, for “£359.65” substitute “£383.75” . Saving and transitional provisions 14 The saving and transitional provisions in the schedule have effect. SHIRLEY-ANNE SOMERVILLE A member of the Scottish Government St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 27th March 2024