National Assistance Services Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2025 and come into force on 7 April 2025. 2 These Regulations extend to Scotland only. Amendment of the National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Regulations 1992 2 1 The National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Regulations 1992 are amended in accordance with this regulation. 2 In regulation 20 (capital limit) for “£35,000” substitute “£35,500” . 3 In regulation 28(1) (calculation of tariff income from capital) — a in each place it appears, for “£21,500” substitute “£22,000” , and b for “£35,000” substitute “£35,500” . 4 In paragraph 28G of schedule 3 (disregard of savings credit) — a in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2), in each place it appears, for “£8.15” substitute “£8.50” , and b in sub-paragraphs (3) and (4), in each place it appears, for “£12.10” substitute “£12.60” . 5 After paragraph 35 of schedule 4 (capital to be disregarded) insert— 36 Any payment made under the infected blood compensation scheme established by regulations made under section 49 of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 . 37 Any payment made by or out of the estate of a deceased person to the extent such payment derives from a payment made under section 56(1) of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024. 38 Any payment made under an infected blood support scheme as defined in section 56(3) of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024. 39 Any payment made by or out of the estate of a deceased person to the extent such payment derives from a payment made under an infected blood support scheme as defined in section 56(3) of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 to that person’s estate. 40 Any payment made under the Infected Blood Interim Compensation Payment Scheme as defined in section 56(6) of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024. 41 1 Any payment made by the Post Office or the Secretary of State for the purpose of providing compensation, support, damages or legal expenses in connection with the failings of the Horizon system, including under any settlement arrived at to prevent or bring legal proceedings to an end. 2 In this paragraph “ Post Office ” and “ Horizon system ” have the same meaning as in section 9 of the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences (Scotland) Act 2024 . 42 Any payment made for the purpose of providing compensation, support, damages or otherwise made in settlement of any such claim or in respect of legal expenses in connection with the fire on 14 June 2017 at Grenfell Tower. 43 1 Any payment made under the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Financial Recognition Scheme. 2 In this paragraph “ the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Financial Recognition Scheme ” means the scheme under which payments are made to persons who served under, and were impacted by, the ban on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender personnel in the armed forces of the Crown from 1967 to 2000. 44 Any payment made under the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979 . 45 1 Any payment made to the partner of a person, to the extent such payment derives from a payment made to that person under the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979. 2 In this paragraph “ partner ”, in relation to a person, means— a the husband or wife or civil partner of that person, or b if the person is living together with another person as if they were a married couple or civil partners, that other person. . Revocation 3 The National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2024 are revoked. MAREE TODD Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 5th February 2025