Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Travel Expenses and Remission of Charges) Amendment Regulations 2010 and shall come into force on 7th April 2010.

Amendment of Schedule 1 to the National Health Service (Travel Expenses and Remission of Charges) Regulations 2003

2.–(1) The National Health Service (Travel Expenses and Remission of Charges) Regulations 2003(2) are amended as follows.

(2) Column 2 of Table A in Schedule 1 (modifications of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987) is amended as follows–

(a) in the modification of regulation 45 (capital limit) of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987, for "£23,000" substitute "£23,250"; and

(b) in the modification of regulation 53 (calculation of tariff income from capital) of those Regulations–

(i) for "£14,000" substitute "£14,250", and

(ii) for "£23,000" substitute "£23,250".

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations which apply to England amend the National Health Service (Travel Expenses and Remission of Charges) Regulations 2003. The Regulations provide for the payment of travel expenses and the remission of NHS charge for, amongst others, persons on low incomes, by reference to limits on their income and capital ("the low income scheme").

Regulation 2 increases the low income scheme capital limits for people living permanently in care homes.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the private and voluntary sectors.