Social Security Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Up-rating) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2025. 2 Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4) these Regulations come into force on 1 April 2025. 3 Regulation 13 comes into force on 6 April 2025. 4 Regulations 2, 9, 10, 11, 14 and 16(3) come into force on 7 April 2025. 5 In these Regulations— “ the Adult Disability Payment Regulations 2022 ” means the Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022 , “ the Adult Disability Payment Transitional Regulations 2022 ” means the Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Transitional Provisions and Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 , “ the Best Start Foods Regulations 2019 ” means the Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 , “ the Best Start Grants Regulations 2018 ” means the Early Years Assistance (Best Start Grants) (Scotland) Regulations 2018 , “ the Carer’s Allowance Regulations 1976 ” means the Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) Regulations 1976 , “ the Carer Support Payment Regulations 2023 ” means the Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 , “ the Child Disability Payment Regulations 2021 ” means the Disability Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Regulations 2021 , “ the Child Winter Heating Payment Regulations 2020 ” means the Winter Heating Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Regulations 2020 , “ the Funeral Support Payment Regulations 2019 ” means the Funeral Expense Assistance (Scotland) Regulations 2019 , “ the Pension Age Disability Payment Regulations 2024 ” means the Disability Assistance for Older People (Scotland) Regulations 2024 , “ the Pension Age Winter Heating Payment Regulations 2024 ” means the Winter Heating Assistance (Pension Age) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 , “ the Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance Regulations 2025 ” means the Disability Assistance (Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 2025 , “ the Winter Heating Payment Regulations 2023 ” means the Winter Heating Assistance (Low Income) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 , “ the Young Carer Grants Regulations 2019 ” means the Carer’s Assistance (Young Carer Grants) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 . Amendment of the Carer’s Allowance Regulations 1976 2 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 1976, for “£151”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “£196” . Amendment of the Best Start Grants Regulations 2018 3 1 The Best Start Grants Regulations 2018 are amended as follows. 2 In schedule 2 (pregnancy and baby grant)— a in paragraph 6(1) (basic amount) — i in head (a), for “£754.65” substitute “£767.50” , ii in head (b), for “£377.35” substitute “£383.75” , b in paragraph 7(1) (multiple pregnancy supplement) , for “£377.35” substitute “£383.75” . 3 In paragraph 4 (value of grant) of schedule 3 (early learning grant) , for “£314.45” substitute “£319.80” . 4 In paragraph 5 (value of grant) of schedule 4 (school-age grant) , for “£314.45” substitute “£319.80” . Amendment of the Best Start Foods Regulations 2019 4 In regulation 13(1) (value of benefit) of the Best Start Foods Regulations 2019, for “£5.30” substitute “£5.40” . Amendment of the Funeral Support Payment Regulations 2019 5 In regulation 13 (amount of funeral expense assistance) of the Funeral Support Payment Regulations 2019— a in paragraph (1)(b), for “£1,257.75 substitute “£1279.15”, b in paragraph (4)(b), for “£25.35” substitute “£25.80” , c in paragraph (6), for “£153.50” substitute “£156.10” . Amendment of the Young Carer Grants Regulations 2019 6 In regulation 12(1) (amount and form of young carer grants) of the Young Carer Grants Regulations 2019, for “£383.75” substitute “£390.25” . Amendment of the Child Winter Heating Payment Regulations 2020 7 In regulation 10(1) (value and form of child winter heating assistance) of the Child Winter Heating Payment Regulations 2020, for “£251.50” substitute “£255.80” . Amendment of the Scottish Child Payment Regulations 2020 8 In regulation 20(1) (value and form of a Scottish child payment) of the Scottish Child Payment Regulations 2020, for “£26.70” substitute “£27.15” . Amendment of the Child Disability Payment Regulations 2021 9 In regulation 23 (amount and form of Child Disability Payment) of the Child Disability Payment Regulations 2021— a in paragraph (1)(a), for “£108.55” substitute “£110.40” , b in paragraph (1)(b), for “£72.65” substitute “£73.90” , c in paragraph (1)(c), for “£28.70” substitute “£29.20” , d in paragraph (2)(a), for “£75.75” substitute “£77.05” , e in paragraph (2)(b), for “£28.70” substitute “£29.20” . Amendment of the Adult Disability Payment Regulations 2022 10 In regulation 34 (amount and form of Adult Disability Payment) of the Adult Disability Payment Regulations 2022— a in paragraph (1)(a), for “£72.65” substitute “£73.90” , b in paragraph (1)(b), for “£108.55” substitute “£110.40” , c in paragraph (2)(a), for “£28.70” substitute “£29.20” , d in paragraph (2)(b), for “£75.75” substitute “£77.05” . Amendment of the Adult Disability Payment Transitional Regulations 2022 11 In regulation 6(1) (amount and form and time of payment of Adult Disability Payment) of the Adult Disability Payment Transitional Regulations 2022, for “£28.70” substitute “£29.20” . Amendment of the Winter Heating Payment Regulations 2023 12 In regulation 9(1) (value and form of winter heating payment) of the Winter Heating Payment Regulations 2023, for “£58.75” substitute “£59.75” . Amendment of the Carer Support Payment Regulations 2023 13 1 The Carer Support Payment Regulations 2023 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 14(1) (earnings limit) , for “£151” substitute “£196” . 3 In regulation 16(1) (amount and form of Carer Support Payment) , for “£81.90” substitute “£83.30” . 4 In paragraph 8 of schedule 2 (earnings of employed earners)— a in sub-paragraph (1)— i in head (j)(ii) omit “or”, ii after head (j)(iii) insert— , or iv on neonatal care leave. , b in sub-paragraph (5) after the definition of “maternity leave” insert— “ neonatal care leave ” means a period of absence from work on leave under section 80EF (neonatal care leave) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 , . Amendment of the Pension Age Disability Payment Regulations 2024 14 In regulation 26(1) (amount and form of Pension Age Disability Payment) of the Pension Age Disability Payment Regulations 2024— a in sub-paragraph (a), for “£72.65” substitute “£73.90” , b in sub-paragraph (b), for “£108.55” substitute “£110.40” . Amendment of the Pension Age Winter Heating Payment Regulations 2024 15 In regulation 10 (amount of Pension Age Winter Heating Payment) of the Pension Age Winter Heating Payment Regulations 2024— a in paragraph (a), for “£300” substitute “£305.10” , b in paragraph (b), for “£300” substitute “£305.10” , c in paragraph (c), for “£200” substitute “£203.40” . Amendment of the Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance Regulations 2025 16 1 The Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance Regulations 2025 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 8(2)(a) (mobility requirements: higher rate mobility component) after the words “the individual’s”, where they first appear, insert “physical” . 3 In regulation 29 (amount and form of Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance) of the Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance Regulations 2025— a in paragraph (1)(a), for “£28.70” substitute “£29.20” , b in paragraph (1)(b), for “£72.65” substitute “£73.90” , c in paragraph (1)(c), for “£108.55” substitute “£110.40” , d in paragraph (2)(a), for “£28.70” substitute “£29.20” , e in paragraph (2)(b), for “£75.75” substitute “£77.05” . Saving and transitional provisions 17 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 2025