The National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Amendment (No. 2) (Scotland) Regulations 2001
These Regulations, which extend to Scotland only, amend the National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Regulations 1992 (“the principal Regulations”) by inserting a definition for the term “permanent resident” (regulation 2); by increasing the capital limit set out in regulation 20 of the principal Regulations to £18,500 (regulation 3); by increasing the capital limits set out in regulation 28(1) of the principal regulation to £11,500 and £18,500 respectively (regulation 4) and by adding 2 new categories of capital to be disregarded under Schedule 4 of the principal Regulations (regulation 5).