
1 

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 and come into force on 7 April 2025.
(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.
2 
For the purposes 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 £35.90.
3 
The National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 are revoked.
MAREE TODD
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
5th February 2025