Citation, commencement and extent

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Care and Support (Charging and Assessment of Resources) (Amendment) Regulations 2022.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 6th April 2022.

(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

Amendments to the Care and Support (Charging and Assessment of Resources) Regulations 2014

2. —(1)The Care and Support (Charging and Assessment of Resources) Regulations 2014( 2 ) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 6 (personal expenses allowance for residents or temporary residents provided with accommodation in a care home), for “£24.90” substitute “£25.65” .

(3) In regulation 7 (minimum income guaranteed amount for other adults and carers whose needs are being met otherwise than by the provision of accommodation in a care home)—

(a) in paragraph (1)(b) for “£83.65” substitute “£86.20” ;

(b) in paragraph (2)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a) for “£72.40” substitute “£74.60” ;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b) for “£91.40” substitute “£94.15” ;

(iii) in sub-paragraph (c) for “£189.00” substitute “£194.70” ;

(c) in paragraph (3) for “£91.40” substitute “£94.15” ;

(d) in paragraph (4)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a) for “£71.80” substitute “£73.95” ;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b) for “£144.30” substitute “£148.65” ;

(e) in paragraph (5)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a) for “£40.35” substitute “£41.55” ;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b) for “£19.70” substitute “£20.30” ;

(f) in paragraph (6)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a) for “£28.75” substitute “£29.60” ;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b) for “£14.15” substitute “£14.60” ;

(g) in paragraph (7) for “£43.25” substitute “£44.55” .

(4) In paragraph 40 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income)—

(a) for “£5.75” wherever it occurs substitute “£5.90” ;

(b) for “£8.60” wherever it occurs substitute “£8.85” .

(5) In Schedule 2 (capital to be disregarded), after paragraph 39( 3 ) insert—

“ 40. Any redress payment made to the adult under Part 4 of the Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act 2021(Financial Redress: Redress Payments). ” ( 4 )