The National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements and Assessment of Resources) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2004

• Citation: S.I. 2004/760
• Sections: 6

Section 1 Citation, commencement, interpretation and application

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements and Assessment of Resources) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 12th April 2004.

(2) In these Regulations “the Assessment Regulations ” means the National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Regulations 1992 .

(3) These Regulations apply to England only .

Section 2 Amendment of regulation 2 of the National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (England) Regulations 2003

In regulation 2 of the National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (England) Regulations 2003 , for the amount “£17.50” substitute the amount “£18.10”.

Section 3 Amendment of regulation 20 of the Assessment Regulations

In regulation 20 (capital limit) of the Assessment Regulations, for the amount “£19,500” substitute the amount “£20,000”.

Section 4 Amendment of regulation 28(1) of the Assessment Regulations

In regulation 28(1) (calculation of tariff income from capital) of the Assessment Regulations—

(a) for the amount “£12,000” (both times it appears) substitute the amount “£12,250”; and

(b) for the amount “£19,500” substitute the amount “£20,000”.

Section 5 Amendment of Schedule 3 to the Assessment Regulations

In paragraph 28H of Schedule 3 to the Assessment Regulations (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) —

(a) in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2), for the amount “£4.50” (each time it appears) substitute the amount “£4.65”;

(b) in sub-paragraphs (3) and (4), for the amount “£6.75” (each time it appears) substitute the amount “£6.95”;

(c) for sub-paragraph (5) substitute the following sub-paragraph—

(5) Where—

(a) the sum referred to in sub-paragraph (4) has been disregarded in the assessment of the resident’s partner’s income under these Regulations, or

(b) the resident’s partner is in receipt of savings credit,

sub-paragraph (4) does not apply to the resident.

Section 6 Revocation

The National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2003 are hereby revoked.