2004 No. 1023 (W.120)
The National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2004
Made
Coming into force
Citation, commencement, interpretation and application1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2004 and come into force on 12th April 2004.
2
In these regulations, “the Principal Regulations” (“y Prif Reoliadau”) means the National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Regulations 19923.
3
These Regulations apply to Wales only.
Amendment of Principal Regulations — Capital Limits2
1
The Principal Regulations are amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation.
2
In regulation 20 (Capital limit), for the figure “£20,000”4, substitute the figure “£20,500”.
Amendment to Schedule 3 of the Principal Regulations — Sums disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings3
In paragraph 28H of Schedule 3 of the Principal Regulations—
a
replace the figure “£4.50” with the figure “£4.75” at each place where it appears;
b
in sub-paragraphs (3) and (4), replace the figure “£6.75” with the figure “£6.95” at each place where it appears;
c
delete sub-paragraph (5) and substitute the following sub-paragraph—
5
Where,
a
the sum referred to in sub-paragraph (4) has been disregarded in the assessment of the resident’s partner’s income under these Regulations, or,
b
the partner referred to in paragraph (4)(a) is in receipt of savings credit,
sub-paragraph (4) does not apply to the resident.
Regulation 2 of the National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 20037 is revoked.
Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 19988.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)