These Regulations make further amendments as regards Scotland to the National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Regulations 1992 (“the principal Regulations”). The principal Regulations concern the assessment of the ability of a person (“a resident”) to pay for accommodation arranged by local authorities under the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 and section 7 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984.

The principal Regulations are amended so that, for the purpose of calculating a resident’s capital, any ex-gratia payment of £10,000 made on or after 1st February 2001 by the Secretary of State in consequence of a person’s imprisonment or internment by the Japanese during the Second World War shall be disregarded as capital.