Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations make further amendments to the Health and Personal Social Services (Assessment of Resources) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 (“the principal regulations”) which relate to the assessment by Health and Social Services Boards and HSS Trusts of the resources of residents in accommodation arranged under Articles 15 and 36 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972.
Regulations 2 and 5 amend the principal regulations in the light of the Civil Partnership Act 2004. The Civil Partnership Act 2004 provides that two people of the same sex may form a civil partnership and will then be given many of the same rights and responsibilities as those that accompany marriage.
Regulation 3 amends the principal regulations so that the capital limit set out in regulation 20 becomes £21,000
Regulation 4 amends the principal regulations so that the capital limits set out in regulation 28(1) become £12,750 and £21,000.
Regulation 6 provides for an increase to £5.05 in the case of an individual or £7.50 for a couple of the amount of savings credit to be disregarded in calculating a resident’s income.
Regulation 7 provides a capital disregard for payments made under Regulations made under Article 9 of the Age-Related Payments (Northern Ireland) Order 2004.
These Regulations do not impose a charge on business.