The National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2005

Made24th February 2005

Laid before the Scottish Parliament25th February 2005

Coming into force11th April 2005

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 22(4) of the National Assistance Act 19481 as applied by section 87(3) and (4) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 19682, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and extent1.

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 11th April 2005.

(2)

These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

Sum needed for personal requirements2.

For the purposes of section 22(4) of the National Assistance Act 1948, as applied by section 87(3) and (4) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (the amount which a local authority shall assume that a person will need for his or her personal requirements per week), the amount prescribed is £18.803.

Revocation3.

The National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 20044 are hereby revoked.

RHONA BRANKIN

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

24th February 2005

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Section 22(4) of the National Assistance Act 1948 as applied by section 87(3) and (4) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (“the 1968 Act”) requires a local authority to assume in assessing a person’s liability to pay for accommodation provided under the 1968 Act or section 7 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 that he or she will need for his or her personal requirements such sum per week as may be prescribed by regulations.

These Regulations prescribe that from 11th April 2005 that sum will be £18.80 per week.

These Regulations revoke the National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. 2004/106) which provided for the sum persons were assumed to need from 12th April 2004.