Amendment of Regulations2

The National Assistance (Charges for Accommodation) Regulations 19893 are amended as follows:—

a

in regulation 2(1) (minimum rate of liability to pay for accommodation) for “£37.50” there is substituted “£41.60”;

b

in regulation 2(2) (minimum rate of liability to pay for accommodation of a child)—

i

for “£12.35” (child under 11) there is substituted “£13.35”; and

ii

for “£18.25” (child 11 or over but under 16) there is substituted “£19.75”;

c

in regulation 3 (sum needed for personal requirements) for “£9.40” there is substituted “£10.40”;

d

after regulation 4 there is added the following regulation:—

Extent5

These Regulations do not apply to Scotland.