# The National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2004

S.S.I. 2004/106 · made 8 March 2004

Section 22(4) of the National Assistance Act 1948 as applied by section 87(3) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (“the 1968 Act”) requires a local authority to assume in assessing a person’s ability to pay for accommodation provided under the 1968 Act or section 7 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 that he or she will need for his or her personal requirements such sum per week as may be prescribed by regulations.

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

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/national-assistance-sums-for-personal-requirements-scotland-regulations-2004/pdf/ssi_20040106_en.pdf

## Introductory text

NATIONAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Made 8th March 2004
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 10th March 2004
Coming into force 12th April 2004
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 22(4) of the National Assistance Act 1948 as applied by section 87(3) and (4) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968, and of all other powers enabling them on that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 12th April 2004.
(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

## 2 Sum needed for personal requirements

The sum which, under section 22(4) of the National Assistance Act 1948 as applied by section 87(3) and (4) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968, a local authority shall assume that a person will need for his or her personal requirements per week shall be £18.10 (the previous sum was £17.50).

## 3 Revocation

The National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2003 are hereby revoked.

## Signature

TOM McCABE
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh
8th March 2004

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Section 22(4) of the National Assistance Act 1948 as applied by section 87(3) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (“the 1968 Act”) requires a local authority to assume in assessing a person’s ability to pay for accommodation provided under the 1968 Act or section 7 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 that he or she will need for his or her personal requirements such sum per week as may be prescribed by regulations.
These Regulations prescribe that from 12 April 2004 that sum will be £18.10 per week.
These Regulations revoke the National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/86) which provided for the sum persons were assumed to need from 7th April 2003.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/106 (the official version)
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