The National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2024
| Jurisdiction | Scotland |
| Year | 2024 |
| Citation | SSI 2024/22 |
2024 No. 22
National Assistance Services
The National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2024
Made 23th January 2024
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 25th January 2024
Coming into force 8th April 2024
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 19682and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation, commencement and extent
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 and come into force on 8 April 2024.
(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.
Sums needed for personal requirements
2. 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 is to assume that a person will need for their personal requirements per week is £34.50.
Revocations
3. The National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 20233are revoked.
MAREE TODD
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
23rd January 2024
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations prescribe the amount which a local authority is to 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 £34.50 per week from 8 April 2024.
These Regulations revoke the National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 which previously prescribed the sum of £32.65 per week.
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