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The National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Regulations 1992 — laid before Parliament 4th December 1992
Corporate Author	Department of Health - DoH
Publisher	HMSO, London, 1993
Pages	26 pp (Statutory Instruments 1993 no 2977)
Source	HMSO Publications Centre, P.O. Box 276, London SW8 5DT.
Keywords	Social security benefits ; Means testing ; Statutory instruments.
Annotation	These Regulations are the first regulations made under section 22(5) of the National Assistance Act 1948. They make similar provision for the assessment by local authorities of the resources of residents in accommodation arranged under Part III of the 1948 Act, the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 or section 7 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984, to the provision made under the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 of the assessment of a claimant's resources for income support. These Regulations include general provisions relating to the assessment of a resident's ability to pay; how a resident's income and capital are to be calculated; and liability of relatives for payments. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-930920028 P
Classmark	JH: JF4C: 6PH *
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