The National Assistance (Residential Accommodation) (Relevant Contributions) (England) Regulations 2001

• Citation: S.I. 2001/3069
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Assistance (Residential Accommodation) (Relevant Contributions) (England) Regulations 2001, and shall come into force on 1st October 2001.

(2) In these Regulations—

“the 2001 Act ” means the Health and Social Care Act 2001;

“ the Act ” means the National Assistance Act 1948 ;

“the Assessment Regulations ” means the National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Regulations 1992 ; and

“resident” means a person whom the local authority have assessed under section 47 of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 as needing accommodation pursuant to section 21 of the Act.

(3) These Regulations extend to England only .

Section 2 Relevant contributions

(1) For the purposes of section 55 of the 2001 Act, relevant contributions shall be the part of the payments that the resident is liable to pay to the local authority that shall be determined by calculating the difference between—

(a) the payments that the resident is liable to pay to the local authority, calculated in accordance with the Assessment Regulations, and

(b) the payments that the resident is liable to pay to the local authority, calculated in accordance with the Assessment Regulations, but not taking into account the value of the resident’s beneficial interest in the property which he occupies or formerly occupied as his only or main residence.