2023 No. 20

National Assistance Services

The National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2023

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred 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 all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation, commencement and extent1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 and come into force on 10 April 2023.

2

These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

Sums needed for personal requirements2

For the purpose 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 is to assume that a person will need for their personal requirements per week is £32.65.

Revocations3

The National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 20223 are revoked.

KEVIN STEWARTAuthorised to sign by the Scottish MinistersSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations prescribe the amount which a local authority shall assume that a person will need for their personal requirements per week, in assessing the person’s ability to pay for accommodation provided under the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (“the 1968 Act”) or section 25 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (“the 2003 Act”).

Section 22(4) of the National Assistance Act 1948 as applied by section 87(3) and (4) of the 1968 Act requires a local authority to assume in assessing a person’s ability to pay for accommodation provided under the 1968 Act or section 25 of the 2003 Act that the person will need for their personal requirements such sum per week as may be prescribed by regulations.

These Regulations prescribe the sum of £32.65 per week from 10 April 2023.

These Regulations revoke the National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 which previously prescribed the sum of £31.00 per week.

No Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared in respect of these Regulations on the basis that there is no foreseeable impact on business, charities or voluntary bodies.