
1 

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 and come into force on 10 April 2023.
(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.
2 
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 is to assume that a person will need for their personal requirements per week is £32.65.
3 
The National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 are revoked.
KEVIN STEWART
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
24th January 2023