The National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2022

Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2022 and come into force on 11 April 2022.

(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Regulations 1992(1).

(3) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

Amendment of regulation 20 of the principal Regulations

2.  In regulation 20 of the principal Regulations (capital limit)(2) for “£28,750” substitute “£29,750”.

Amendment of regulation 28 of the principal Regulations

3.  In regulation 28(1) of the principal Regulations (calculation of income from capital)(3)—

(a) in each place it appears, for “£18,000” substitute “£18,500”, and

(b) for “£28,750” substitute “£29,750”.

Amendment of schedule 3 of the principal Regulations

4.  In paragraph 28G of Part 1 of schedule 3 of the principal Regulations (disregard of savings credit)(4)—

(a) in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2), in each place it appears, for “£6.90” substitute “£7.30”, and

(b) in sub-paragraphs (3) and (4), in each place it appears, for “£10.25” substitute “£10.85”.

Revocations

5.  The following Regulations are revoked—

(a) regulation 3(a) of the National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2020(5),

(b) the National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2021(6), and

(c) regulation 2 of the National Assistance (Assessment of Resources and Sums for Personal Requirements) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2021(7).

HUMZA YOUSAF

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

23rd February 2022