Explanatory note

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 (“a resident”) to pay for accommodation arranged by local authorities under Part III of the National Assistance Act 1948.

The principal Regulations are amended so that the capital limit set out in regulation 20 becomes £18,500 (regulation 3); so that the capital limits set out in regulation 28(1) become £11,500 and £18,500 (regulation 4). The principal Regulations are also amended so as to introduce a further category of capital to be disregarded under Schedule 4 namely property (for the time specified) which the resident would normally occupy as his only or main residence (regulation 5).