# The National Assistance (Charges for Accommodation) Regulations 1989, Regulation 2: Minimum Charges


(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the liability of a person under section 22(3) of the Act (rate of liability to pay for accommodation under Part III of the Act) to pay for accommodation provided, or proposed to be provided, for him in premises managed by a local authority shall in no case be reduced below the sum of £34.90 per week.
(2) Where accommodation is provided for a child accompanied by a person over the age of 16, the liability of that person under section 22(3) and (7) of the Act to pay for the accommodation of that child shall in no case be reduced below whichever of the following sums is appropriate, that is to say–
(a) in respect of a child under the age of 11, the sum of £11.75 per week;
(b) in respect of a child aged 11 years or over but under the age of 16, the sum of £17.35 per week.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/307/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-assistance-charges-for-accommodation-regulations-1989/regulation-2
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