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Circular SWSG15/94 - Community Care: National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) (Amendment No.2) Regulations 1994 - Regulations and Guidance

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	Covering Note to Circular SWSG15/94 - Community Care: National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) (Amendment No.2) Regulations 1994 - Regulations and Guidance
1.	Introduction
	About this guidance
	General
	Assessing ability to pay
	Collecting Charges from Residents in Independent Homes
	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

	Period over which earning should be taken into account
8.	Deductions from benefits
10.	Trust funds
	Discretionary trusts
	Compensation for personal injury
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
Annex F	Legislation for payment of War Widows Special Payments
Annex	Record of Amendments