# The Welsh Elections Financial Assistance Scheme (Disabled Candidates) Regulations 2025, Regulation 12: Payment of financial assistance


(1) Where an application under the financial assistance scheme is made before a candidate (“C”) is validly nominated at a Welsh election, the scheme operator must take such steps as are practicable to make arrangements to ensure that any approved financial assistance is paid to C as soon as practicable after the date on which C is validly nominated.
(2) In all other instances, the scheme operator must take such steps as are practicable to ensure that—
(a) C’s application is determined as soon as practicable after it is received, and
(b) any approved financial assistance is paid to C as soon as practicable after C’s application is approved by the scheme operator.
(3) The scheme operator may pay the approved financial assistance—
(a) as a direct payment to the supplier of the approved support or adjustments, or
(b) subject to paragraph (4), as a direct payment to C who must make their own arrangements to obtain the approved support or adjustments.
(4) A scheme operator must not provide payment of the approved financial assistance to C under paragraph (3)(b) unless it is satisfied that C—
(a) has properly incurred or will properly incur the cost for the approved support or adjustments;
(b) has complied or will comply with any conditions of the approved financial assistance.
(5) For the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), the scheme operator may require C to provide information evidencing expenditure or any necessary actions relating to the approved financial assistance.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2025/897/regulation/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welsh-elections-financial-assistance-scheme-disabled-candidates-regulations-2025/regulation-12
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