
1 

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 6 April 2020.
(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.
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For the purpose of section 22(4) of the National Assistance Act 1948, as applied by section 87(3) and (4) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968, the amount which a local authority shall assume that a person will need for their personal requirements per week is £28.75.
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The National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 are revoked.
JEANE FREEMAN
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
20th February 2020