The Care and Support (Deferred Payment) (Amendment) Regulations 2017

• Citation: S.I. 2017/1318
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Care and Support (Deferred Payment) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 and come into force on 5th February 2018

(2) In these Regulations, “the Principal Regulations” means the Care and Support (Deferred Payment) Regulations 2014 .

Section 2 Amendment of regulation 2(2)

Paragraph (2)(a) of regulation 2 of the Principal Regulations is amended as follows—

(a) for “and” at the end of sub-paragraph (ii) there shall be substituted “or”; and

(b) after sub-paragraph (ii) there shall be inserted—

(iii) are not being or going to be met by the local authority under section 18 and are needs that the local authority considers it would be required to meet under that section by the provision of accommodation in a care home but for the fact that the local authority is satisfied that the adult’s financial resources are above the financial limit ; and

Section 3 Amendment of regulation 3(1)

Paragraph (1)(a) of regulation 3 of the Principal Regulations is amended as follows—

(a) at the end of sub-paragraph (ii) there shall be inserted “or”; and

(b) after sub-paragraph (ii) there shall be inserted—

(iii) are not being or going to be met by the local authority under section 18 and are needs that the local authority considers it would be required to meet under that section by the provision of accommodation in a care home but for the fact that the local authority is satisfied that the adult’s financial resources are above the financial limit;