The National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 1998

Amendment of Schedule 4 to the principal Regulations

5.  In Schedule 4 to the principal Regulations (capital to be disregarded)—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) for the words from “The value of” to “temporary resident” there shall be substituted the words—

“(1) In the case of a temporary resident who is not a prospective resident, the value of one dwelling (and not more than one dwelling)”;

(ii) there shall be added at the end the following sub-paragraph—

“(2) In the case of a temporary resident who is a prospective resident, the value of one dwelling (and not more than one dwelling) in circumstances where he intends, on being provided in fact with accommodation under that Part of the Act—

(a) to take reasonable steps to dispose of the dwelling in order that he may acquire another dwelling which he intends to occupy as his home; or

(b) to return to occupy that dwelling as his home; and the dwelling to which he intends to return is available to him.”;

(b) in paragraph 5, for the words

• “the words “the accommodation was initially provided” there shall be substituted the following—

  “(a) in the case of a resident other than a prospective resident the words “the accommodation was initially provided”;

  (b) in the case of a prospective resident, the words “the local authority began to assess his ability to pay for his accommodation under these Regulations”.”.”