# The National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2008 (revoked)

S.S.I. 2008/14 · made 21 January 2008 · revised to 6 April 2009

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PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/national-assistance-sums-for-personal-requirements-scotland-regulations-2008/pdf/ssi_20080014_en.pdf; Executive Note https://openlegislation.uk/national-assistance-sums-for-personal-requirements-scotland-regulations-2008/pdf/ssien_20080014_en.pdf

## Introductory text

NATIONAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Made 21st January 2008
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 23rd January 2008
Coming into force 7th April 2008
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations 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 all other powers enabling them to do so.

## 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2008 and come into force on 7th April 2008.
(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 their personal requirements per week), the amount prescribed is £21.15.

## 3 Revocation

The National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 are revoked.

## Signature

S ROBISON
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
21st January 2008

## 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 25 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 13) 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 7th April 2008 that sum will be £21.15 per week.
These Regulations revoke the National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 which previously prescribed £20.45 as the sum persons were assumed to need for personal requirements per week.

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