The Discretionary Housing Payments (Limit on Total Expenditure) Revocation (Scotland) Order 2014
This Order is made by the Scottish Ministers under section 70(3)(a) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c.19) (“the 2000 Act”), which provides for the power to place a limit on the total amount of expenditure that local authorities can incur in making discretionary housing payments. The power to make discretionary housing payments is conferred on local authorities by regulations made under section 69 of the 2000 Act, the Discretionary Financial Assistance Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/1167).