# The Asylum Support (Interim Provisions) Regulations 1999, Regulation 6: Matters to which the local authority are to have regard


(1) In providing support, the local authority are to have regard to:
(a) income which the assisted person has, or his dependants (if any) have, or might reasonably be expected to have;
(b) support which is, or assets which are, or might reasonably be expected to be, available to the assisted person, or to his dependants (if any);
(c) the welfare of the assisted person and his dependants (if any); and
(d) the cost of providing support.
(2) In providing accommodation under these Regulations, the local authority are not to have regard to any preference that the assisted person or his dependants (if any) may have as to:
(a) the locality in which the accommodation is to be provided;
(b) the nature of the accommodation to be provided; or
(c) the nature and standard of fixtures and fittings in that accommodation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/3056/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/asylum-support-interim-provisions-regulations-1999/regulation-6
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