Statutory Instruments
2014 No. 582
National Assistance Services, England
The National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) Amendment (England) Regulations 2014
Made
11th March 2014
Laid before Parliament
14th March 2014
Coming into force
7th April 2014
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 22(4) of the National Assistance Act 1948( 1 ), makes the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and application
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) Amendment (England) Regulations 2014 and shall come into force on 7th April 2014.
(2) These Regulations apply in relation to England only.
Increase in sum needed for personal requirements
2. In regulation 2 (sum needed for personal requirements) of the National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (England) Regulations 2003( 2 ), for “£23.90” substitute “£24.40”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.
Norman Lamb
Minister of State
Department of Health
11th March 2014
1948 c.29 . Functions of the Secretary of State, so far as exerciseable in relation to Wales, were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales, by Article 2 of and Schedule 1 to the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 ( S.I. 1999/672 ).
S.I. 2003/628 , amended by S.I. 2013/518 .