(1)Regulations may make provision for and in connection with the making, in respect of the provision of Part 3 accommodation, of additional payments—
(a)by persons for whom such accommodation is provided (“residents”); or
(b)by other persons (including persons liable to maintain residents by virtue of section 42 of the 1948 Act).
(2)In this section “additional payments”, in relation to a resident, means payments which—
(a)are made for the purpose of meeting all or part of the difference between the actual cost of his Part 3 accommodation and the amount that the local authority providing it would usually expect to pay in order to provide Part 3 accommodation suitable for a person with the assessed needs of the resident; and
(b)(in the case of additional payments by the resident) are made out of such of his resources as may be specified in, or determined in accordance with, regulations under subsection (1);
and for this purpose “resources” has the meaning given by such regulations.
(3)In this Part “Part 3 accommodation” means accommodation provided under sections 21 to 26 of the 1948 Act.
Commencement Information
I1S. 54 partly in force; s. 54 in force for certain purposes at 11.5.2001, see s. 70(2); s. 54 in force for E. at 1.10.2001 by S.I. 2001/3167, arts. 1(3), 2, Sch.
I2S. 54 in force at 1.4.2003 for W. in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2003/939, art. 2, Sch. 1