7. In Schedule 9 to the Income Support Regulations (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings)—
(a)in paragraph 15, in sub-paragraph (2), after the words “(persons in residential care or nursing homes)” there shall be inserted the words “ or by a local authority under Part III of the National Assistance Act 1948 ”; and
(b)in paragraph 30, in sub-paragraph (d), after the words “(residential care and nursing homes)”, there shall be inserted the words “ or the amount payable by a local authority in accordance with Part III of the National Assistance Act 1948 ”.