Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations2.

In regulation 2(1) of the principal Regulations (interpretation) for the definition of “capital limit” substitute,

  • ““capital limit”—

    1. (a)
      in the case of a person who lives permanently in a nursing home or residential care home or in accommodation provided by a local authority under sections 21 to 24 and 26 of the National Assistance Act 19483 has the meaning it bears in section 21(2B) of the National Assistance Act 1948, and
    2. (b)
      in the case of any other person, means the amount prescribed for the purposes of section 134(1) of the Social Security Contribution and Benefits Act 19924.”