Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1972

8 (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, the needs allowance for each week is—

(a) for an individual person who has no dependent	£10.50
(b) for a married couple	£14.75
(c) for an individual person who has a dependent child	£14.75
(d) for each dependent child of a tenant or his spouse	£2.75

(2) The needs allowance for each week is—

(a) for an individual person who has no dependent children and who is a chronically sick or disabled	£11.75
(b) for a married couple, one of whom is a chronically sick or disabled person	£16.00
(c) for an individual person who is a chronically sick or disabled person and who has a dependent child or	£16.00
(d) for a married couple, both of whom are chronically	£16.75

(3) In sub-paragraph (2) above, any reference to a chronically sick or disabled person is a reference to a person in need under section 12 of the [1968 c. 49.] Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 as read with section 1 of the [1972 c. 51.] Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons (Scotland) Act 1972.