Prospective
9.—(1) If the Secretary of State is satisfied that a supported person has an exceptional need for:
(a)facilities for travel,
(b)facilities to make telephone calls,
(c)stationery and postage, or
(d)essential living needs,
she may provide for that need, notwithstanding that the conditions for the supply of those services or facilities referred to respectively in regulations 3, 5, and 6 are not satisfied.
(2) In determining what are or are not to be treated as essential living needs, the Secretary of State shall have regard to regulations made under section 95(7) of the 1999 Act.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 9 in force at 31.1.2008, see reg. 1