# The National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2005

S.S.I. 2005/84 · made 24 February 2005

Section 22(4) of the National Assistance Act 1948 as applied by section 87(3) and (4) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (“the 1968 Act”) requires a local authority to assume in assessing a person’s liability 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-2005/pdf/ssi_20050084_en.pdf

## Introductory text

NATIONAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Made 24th February 2005
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 25th February 2005
Coming into force 11th April 2005
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them 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 in 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 2005 and shall come into force on 11th April 2005.
(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

## 2 Sum needed for personal requirements

For the purposes of section 22(4) of the National Assistance Act 1948, as applied by section 87(3) and (4) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (the amount which a local authority shall assume that a person will need for his or her personal requirements per week), the amount prescribed is £18.80.

## 3 Revocation

The National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 are hereby revoked.

## Signature

RHONA BRANKIN
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh
24th February 2005

## 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) and (4) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (“the 1968 Act”) requires a local authority to assume in assessing a person’s liability 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 11th April 2005 that sum will be £18.80 per week.
These Regulations revoke the National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. 2004/106) which provided for the sum persons were assumed to need from 12th April 2004.

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