1. Introductory Text

  2. General

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

  3. Initial application for support

    1. 3.Initial application for support: individual and group applications

    2. 4.Persons excluded from support

  4. Determining whether persons are destitute

    1. 5.Determination where application relates to more than one person, etc.

    2. 6.Income and assets to be taken into account

    3. 7.Period within which applicant must be likely to become destitute

    4. 8.Adequacy of existing accommodation

    5. 9.Essential living needs

  5. Provision of support

    1. 10.Kind and levels of support for essential living needs

    2. 11.Additional single payments in respect of essential living needs

    3. 12.Income and assets to be taken into account in providing support

    4. 13.Accommodation

    5. 14.Services

  6. Change of circumstances

    1. 15.Change of circumstances

  7. Contributions

    1. 16.Contributions

  8. Recovery of sums by Secretary of State

    1. 17.Recovery where assets become realisable

    2. 18.Overpayments: method of recovery

  9. Breach of conditions and suspension and discontinuation of support

    1. 19.Breach of conditions: decision whether to provide support

    2. 20.Suspension or discontinuation of support

    3. 21.Effect of previous suspension or discontinuation

  10. Notice to quit

    1. 22.Notice to quit

  11. Meaning of “destitute” for certain other purposes

    1. 23.Meaning of “destitute” for certain other purposes

  12. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE

      APPLICATION FORM AND NOTES

  14. Explanatory Note