The National Assistance (Charges for Accommodation) Regulations 1992

• Citation: S.I. 1992/563
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Assistance (Charges for Accommodation) Regulations 1992 and shall come into force on 6th April 1992.

(2) In these Regulations—

“ the Act ” means the National Assistance Act 1948;

“Personal Injuries Scheme”, “Service Pensions Instrument” and “1914—18 War Injuries Scheme” have the same meanings as in the Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations 1979 .

Section 2 Minimum charges

The liability of a person under section 22(3) of the Act (minimum liability in respect of accommodation) to pay for accommodation provided or proposed to be provided for him in premises managed by a local authority shall in no case be reduced below the sum of £43.30 per week.

Section 3 Sum needed for personal requirements

The sum which under section 22(4) of the Act a local authority shall assume that a person will need for his personal requirements shall be £10.85 per week, except that in the case of a person to whom there is payable—

(a) attendance allowance under the provisions of Section 35 of the Social Security Act 1975 ;

(b) constant attendance allowance under any Personal Injuries Scheme; Service Pensions Instrument or any 1914—18 War Injuries Scheme, or

(c) disability living allowance by virtue of entitlement to the care component under Section 37ZB of the Social Security Act 1975 ,

that sum shall be increased by the amount of the allowance for each week the allowance is payable.

Section 4 Revocation

The National Assistance (Charges for Accommodation) Regulations 1989 and the National Assistance (Charges for Accommodation) Amendment Regulations 1991 are hereby revoked. Extent

Section 5 Revocation

These Regulations do not apply to Scotland.