Amendment of Regulations2.

The National Assistance (Charges for Accommodation) Regulations 19893 are amended as follows:—

(a)

in regulation 2(1) (minimum rate of liability to pay for accommodation) for “£34.90” there is substituted “£37.50”;

(b)

in regulation 2(2) (minimum rate of liability to pay for accommodation of a child)—

(i)

for “£11.75” (child under 11) there is substituted “£12.35”, and

(ii)

for “£17.35” (child 11 or over but under 16) there is substituted “£18.25”; and

(c)

in regulation 3 (sum needed for personal requirements) for “£8.70” there is substituted “£9.40”.