The National Assistance (Assessment of Resources and Sums for Personal Requirements) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2008

• Citation: S.I. 2008/743 (W.)
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Title, commencement, interpretation and application

(1) The title of these Regulations is The National Assistance (Assessment of Resources and Sums for Personal Requirements) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2008.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 7 April 2008.

(3) In these Regulations, “the Principal Regulations ” (“ y Prif Reoliadau ”) means the National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Regulations 1992 .

(4) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.

Section 2 Sums needed for personal requirements

The sum which a local authority assumes a person to need for his or her personal requirements under section 22(4) of the National Assistance Act 1948 is £21.38 per week.

Section 3 Revocation

Regulations 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6(2) of the National Assistance (Assessment of Resources and Sums for Personal Requirements) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2007 are hereby revoked.

Section 4 Amendment of regulation 28A of the Principal Regulations

In paragraph (2) of regulation 28A of the Principal Regulations (Calculation of tariff income from capital — Wales) replace the figure “£17,250” with the figure “£19,000” in both places where it appears.

Section 5 Amendment of Schedule 3 to the Principal Regulations

In paragraph 28H—

(a) in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) replace the figure “£5.25” with the figure “£5.45” at each place where it appears; and

(b) in sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) replace the figure of “£7.85” with the figure “£8.15” in each place where it appears.