2024 No. 22
National Assistance Services
The National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2024
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
Citation, commencement and extent1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 and come into force on 8 April 2024.
2
These Regulations extend to Scotland only.
Sums needed for personal requirements2
For the purposes of section 22(4) of the National Assistance Act 1948, as applied by section 87(3) and (4) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968, the amount which a local authority is to assume that a person will need for their personal requirements per week is £34.50.
Revocations3
The National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 20233 are revoked.
MAREE TODDAuthorised to sign by the Scottish MinistersSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)