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Explanatory note

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These Regulations make further amendments to the National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Regulations 1992 (“the principal Regulations”). The principal Regulations concern the assessment of the ability of a person to pay for accommodation arranged by local authorities under Part 3 of the National Assistance Act 1948.

The principal Regulations are amended so that the capital limit set out in regulation 20 becomes £19,000 (regulation 2) and so that the capital limits set out in regulation 28(1) become £11,750 and £19,000 (regulation 3).