Circular SWSG13/93 - Community Care: National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) (Amendment) Regulations 1993, Guidance on Charging - Amendment 1

CONTENTS

Covering note on Circular SWSG13/93 5455

Part I

1. Introduction

About this guidance
General
Assessing ability to pay
Social Security benefits

2. Less dependent residents

3. Temporary residents

Charging for temporary stay

4. Couples

5. Personal Expenses Allowance

6. Capital

Effect of capital
Beneficial ownership of capital
Treatment of capital
Capital treated as income
Deprivation of capital
Diminishing notional capital

7. Treatment of Property

8. Income Other than Earnings

General
Income partly disregarded
Charitable and voluntary payments

9. Earnings

What are earnings?
Period over which earning should be taken into account

10. Trust funds

Discretionary trusts

11. Liability of Relatives 

12. Students

Grant income
Covenant income where there is no grant income

13. Transitional Provisions

Changes in circumstances

Annex A Rates of Personal Expenses Allowance/Benefit Rates

Annex B Tariff Income from Capital

Annex C National Savings Certificate Values

Annex D Payment of Attendance Allowance/Disability Living Allowance (care component)

Annex E Payments of Income Support and Retirement Pension for Periods in Hospital

Record of Amendments