The National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Regulations 1992

6.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the liability of a resident to whom this Part of this Schedule applies to pay for his accommodation shall in respect of the week beginning 12th April 1993 be assessed both in accordance with the new rules and in accordance with the old rules.

(2) If a resident is temporarily absent from the accommodation provided for him under Part III of the Act during the week beginning 12th April 1993, he shall be assessed both in accordance with the new rules and in accordance with the old rules in respect of the first full week after his return to that accommodation.

(3) If a resident is assessed under the old rules as liable to pay for his accommodation a charge which is lower than the charge which he is assessed as liable to pay for his accommodation under the new rules, then for the purposes of assessing his ability to pay for his accommodation, the old rules shall, subject to the following provisions of this Part of this Schedule, continue to apply to that resident from 12th April 1993.