2017 No. 1318
The Care and Support (Deferred Payment) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 34(1) and 125(2) and (7) of the Care Act 20141.
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Care and Support (Deferred Payment) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 and come into force on 5th February 2018
2
In these Regulations, “the Principal Regulations” means the Care and Support (Deferred Payment) Regulations 20142.
Amendment of regulation 2(2)2
Paragraph (2)(a) of regulation 2 of the Principal Regulations is amended as follows—
a
for “and” at the end of sub-paragraph (ii) there shall be substituted “or”; and
b
after sub-paragraph (ii) there shall be inserted—
iii
are not being or going to be met by the local authority under section 18 and are needs that the local authority considers it would be required to meet under that section by the provision of accommodation in a care home but for the fact that the local authority is satisfied that the adult’s financial resources are above the financial limit3; and
Amendment of regulation 3(1)3
Paragraph (1)(a) of regulation 3 of the Principal Regulations is amended as follows—
a
at the end of sub-paragraph (ii) there shall be inserted “or”; and
b
after sub-paragraph (ii) there shall be inserted—
iii
are not being or going to be met by the local authority under section 18 and are needs that the local authority considers it would be required to meet under that section by the provision of accommodation in a care home but for the fact that the local authority is satisfied that the adult’s financial resources are above the financial limit;
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)