# The National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2006, Regulation 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 personal requirements per week), the amount prescribed is £19.60.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/114/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-assistance-sums-for-personal-requirements-scotland-regulations-2006/regulation-2
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