The Housing Grants (Assessment of Contributions) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2005

Made3rd October 2005

Coming into force1st November 2005

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 240A of the Housing (Scotland) Act 19871 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations, a draft of which has, in accordance with section 240A(3) of that Act, been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament:

Citation and commencement

1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Grants (Assessment of Contributions) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 1st November 2005.

Amendments to the Housing Grants (Assessment of Contributions) (Scotland) Regulations 2003

2.

The Housing Grants (Assessment of Contributions) (Scotland) Regulations 20032 are amended as follows.

3.

In regulation 3(d) (applications to which Part II applies) after “by” insert “, or on behalf of,”.

4.

After regulation 4(3) (assessment of applicant’s contributions) insert the following paragraph–

“(3A)
For the purpose of paragraph 3, in the case of an application on behalf of a disabled occupant as specified in regulation 3(d), the disabled occupant shall be treated as the applicant.”.

JOHANN M LAMONT

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

3rd October 2005

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Housing Grants (Assessment of Contributions) (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/461) (“the principal regulations”) which provide a means of assessment of an applicant’s contribution to the cost of works for which improvement grants, repair grants and grants for a means of escape from fire for a house in multiple occupation may be given by a local authority.

The amendments made by these Regulations apply the principal regulations where an application for costs of work to make a house suitable for the accommodation, welfare or employment of a disabled occupant is made on behalf of the disabled occupant. Where an application is made on behalf of a disabled occupant it is the total applicable income of the disabled occupant that is taken into account in the assessment of an applicant’s contribution to the cost of works and not such income of the person who made the application on that disabled occupant’s behalf.