# The National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2003

S.S.I. 2003/69 · made 6 February 2003

These Regulations, which extend to Scotland only, amend the National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Regulations 1992 in order to reinstate the position prior to the amendment made on 14th October 2002 by S.I. 2002/2380 to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 so that in the financial assessment of a resident’s capital, arrears of various social security benefits are disregarded for a period of 52 weeks from the date of receipt (regulation 2).

Made under: 1948 c. 29 (Section 22); Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (Section 87)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/national-assistance-assessment-of-resources-amendment-scotland-regulations-2003/pdf/ssi_20030069_en.pdf

## Introductory text

NATIONAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Made 6th February 2003
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 7th February 2003
Coming into force 28th February 2003
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 22(5) of the National Assistance Act 1948 (including that provision as applied by section 87(3) and (4) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 28th February 2003.
(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

## 2 Amendment of the National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Regulations 1992

For paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 to the National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Regulations 1992 (capital to be disregarded), substitute–
“6. Any amount which would be disregarded under paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 10 to the Income Support Regulations (arrears of specified payments), but as if the words “Subject to sub-paragraph (2)” at the beginning of that sub-paragraph were omitted and as if the reference in paragraph (a) of that sub-paragraph to paragraphs 6, 8 or 9 of Schedule 9 to the Income Support Regulations (other income to be disregarded) were a reference to paragraphs 4 to 6 of Schedule 3 to these Regulations (other income to be disregarded).”.

## Signature

FRANCIS McAVEETY
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh
6th February 2003

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations, which extend to Scotland only, amend the National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Regulations 1992 in order to reinstate the position prior to the amendment made on 14th October 2002 by S.I. 2002/2380 to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 so that in the financial assessment of a resident’s capital, arrears of various social security benefits are disregarded for a period of 52 weeks from the date of receipt (regulation 2).

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