Housing (Scotland) Act 2006

77 Assessment of applicant’s contribution

(1) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make provision for the assessment, in relation to such classes of application for a grant or a subsidised loan as the regulations may specify, of an amount to be treated, for the purposes of this Part, as the applicant’s contribution towards the approved expense (“the applicant’s contribution”).

(2) Regulations under subsection (1) may provide for the assessment to be by reference to—

(a) the income and other financial circumstances of any of the following—

(i) the applicant,

(ii) the applicant’s spouse or civil partner,

(iii) any person on whom the applicant is dependent or who is dependent on the applicant,

(iv) any person who resides or intends to reside with the applicant,

(b) such other criteria as the Scottish Ministers think fit.

(3) Regulations under subsection (1) may make provision—

(a) for a local authority, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers, to reduce the applicant’s contribution by an amount determined by the authority in such cases as may be specified in the regulations,

(b) for the delegation of functions conferred by this section.