72Guidance about availability and amount of assistance
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(1)A local authority must prepare and make publicly available a statement of—
(a)the criteria by reference to which it determines whether to provide assistance under section 71(1) in particular types of case and the form of the assistance,
(b)the circumstances in which the approved expense relating to assistance provided by way of a grant or loan may be limited in a manner specified in the statement (see section 76(5) and (6)),
(c)the rate of interest or the rate or amount of other charges payable on a standard loan or on the repayment element of a subsidised loan.
(2)Such a statement may make different provision for different cases.
(3)The local authority may revise or replace such a statement.