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Regulation 3A Means testing for direct payments: carersF1

(1)

A local authority may not—

(a)

assess a direct payment user’s ability to contribute to the cost of securing the support to which a direct payment relates under regulation 3(1); or

(b)

require a direct payment user to contribute to a direct payment under regulation 3(3) or (4)

in the circumstances specified in paragraph (2).

(2)

The circumstances are that the support to which the direct payment relates is—

(a)

support under section F224 of the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016; or

F3(b)

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Reg. 3A inserted (1.4.2014) by The Carers (Waiving of Charges for Support) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (S.S.I. 2014/65), regs. 1, 4(3)

F2

Words in reg. 3A(2)(a) substituted (1.4.2018) by The Self-directed Support (Direct Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2018 (S.S.I. 2018/29), regs. 1, 2(1)(a)

F3

Reg. 3A(2)(b) revoked (1.4.2018) by The Self-directed Support (Direct Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2018 (S.S.I. 2018/29), regs. 1, 2(1)(b)