# The Warm Home Discount (Scotland) Regulations 2026, Regulation 18: Determination and notification of aggregate non-core spending obligation


(1) The Secretary of State must determine, and notify the Authority of, the aggregate non-core spending obligation—
(a) for scheme year 16, on or before the 5th working day after the commencement day;
(b) for any other scheme year, on or before 10th February preceding the start of the scheme year.
(2) Schedule 2 provides for the determination of the aggregate non-core spending obligation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348281293/regulation/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-warm-home-discount-scotland-regulations-2026/regulation-18
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