# The National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) Regulations 1993, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These regulations set out the weekly sums which local authorities are, in the absence of special circumstances, to assume that residents in accommodation arranged 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 will need for their personal requirements.
From 1st April 1993 to 11th April 1993, existing such residents will continue to have an allowance of £10.85 per week (in addition to the amount of attendance allowance, constant attendance allowance or the care component of a disability living allowance payable), whereas new residents will be allowed the higher income support rate for personal expenses, which is £12.20 per week (regulation 2).
From 12th April 1993, all residents will be assumed to need £12.65 per week for their personal requirements, and for residents who moved in before these Regulations come into force, this amount will be in addition to any attendance allowance, constant attendance allowance or the care component of any disability living allowance payable, unless that allowance is otherwise disregarded (regulation 3).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/462/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-assistance-sums-for-personal-requirements-regulations-1993/note
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