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 TODD
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh