The National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements and Assessment of Resources) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2006

• Citation: S.I. 2006/674
• Sections: 5

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 2006 and shall come into force on 10th April 2006.

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

(3) These Regulations apply in relation to England only.

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

In regulation 2 (sum needed for personal requirements) of the National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (England) Regulations 2003 , for “£18.80” substitute “£19.60”.

Section 3 Amendment of regulation 20 of the Assessment Regulations

In regulation 20 (capital limit) of the Assessment Regulations, for “£20,500” substitute “£21,000”.

Section 4 Amendment of regulation 28 of the Assessment Regulations

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

(a) for “£12,500”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “£12,750”; and

(b) for “£20,500” substitute “£21,000”.

Section 5 Amendment of Schedule 3 to the Assessment Regulations

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

(a) for paragraph 28A substitute—

(1) Any child benefit, except in circumstances where a resident is accompanied by the child or qualifying young person in respect of whom the child benefit is payable and accommodation is provided for that child or qualifying young person under Part 3 of the Act.

(2) In this paragraph, “child” and “qualifying young person” have the same meaning as in section 142 of the Contributions and Benefits Act.

(b) in paragraph 28H—

(i) in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2), for “£4.85”, in each place where it occurs, substitute “£5.05”; and

(ii) in sub-paragraphs (3) and (4), for “£7.20”, in each place where it occurs, substitute “£7.50”.