# The National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) (Amendment) Regulations 1997, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
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 Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 or section 7 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984.
The principal Regulations are amended so that where at least one half of a resident’s income from a personal pension scheme or a retirement annuity contract is paid to or in respect of his spouse for the spouse’s maintenance, one half of such income is to be disregarded as income other than earnings.
These amendments have the effect of keeping the principal Regulations aligned with similar provisions of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987, as amended.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/485/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-assistance-assessment-of-resources-amendment-regulations-1997/note
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