Receipt of, or eligibility for, other types of State assistance 5 The regulations may make an individual’s eligibility depend on the individual— 30 (a) being, or not being, in receipt of another type of assistance (whether under this Act or another enactment), (b) being, or not being, eligible or entitled to receive such assistance. 3 Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill Part 1—Types of social security assistance Application within specified period 6 The regulations may provide that an individual ceases to be eligible on account of satisfying the primary eligibility criterion unless, by a deadline specified in the regulations— 5 (a) the individual has applied for childhood assistance, or (b) the Scottish Ministers have become required to make a determination of the individual’s entitlement to childhood assistance by regulations under section 52.