NATIONAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Amendment (No. 3) (Scotland) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 6th October 2003. 2 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Regulations 1992 . 3 These Regulations extend to Scotland only. Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations 2 In regulation 2(1) of the principal Regulations (interpretation), insert the following definitions at the appropriate place:– “savings credit” means a savings credit under the State Pension Credit Act 2002 “the State Pension Credit Regulations ” means the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002 . Amendment of Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations 3 In Schedule 3 Part I to the principal Regulations (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) after paragraph 28F , insert– 28G 1 Where a resident is in receipt of savings credit as a person who has no partner and has qualifying income not exceeding the standard minimum guarantee – a the amount of that savings credit where the amount received is £4.50 or less; or b £4.50 of that savings credit where the amount received is greater than £4.50. 2 Where a resident– a has no partner; b has attained the age of 65; and c has qualifying income in excess of the standard minimum guarantee, a sum of £4.50. 3 Where a resident is in receipt of savings credit as a person who has a partner and has qualifying income not exceeding the standard minimum guarantee – a the amount of that savings credit where the amount received is £6.75 or less; or b £6.75 of that savings credit where the amount received is greater than £6.75. 4 Where a resident receives a savings credit and– a has a partner; b has i attained the age of 65; or ii has attained the qualifying age and his partner has attained the age of 65; and c has qualifying income in excess of the standard minimum guarantee, a sum of £6.75. 5 Where a resident– a has a partner and this paragraph has not been applied to that partner where that partner is also a resident; b has i attained the age of 65; or ii has attained the qualifying age and his partner has attained the age of 65; and c has qualifying income in excess of the standard minimum guarantee, a sum of £6.75. 6 For the purposes of this paragraph– a a resident has a partner if he would be considered to have a partner for the purposes of the State Pension Credit Regulations ; b “qualifying age” has the same meaning as in section 1(6) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 ; c “qualifying income” shall be construed in accordance with regulation 9 of the State Pension Credit Regulations and for the purposes of sub-paragraphs (3), (4) and (5) the resident’s qualifying income shall include any qualifying income of that resident’s partner; d “standard minimum guarantee” means, for the purposes of i sub-paragraphs (1) and (2), the amount prescribed by regulation 6(1)(b) of the State Pension Credit Regulations; and ii sub-paragraphs (3), (4) and (5), the amount prescribed by regulation 6(1)(a) of the State Pension Credit Regulations. 28H Any payment made to a temporary resident in lieu of concessionary coal pursuant to section 19(1)(b) or (c) of the Coal Industry Act 1994 . TOM McCABE Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 10th September 2003