Part 2Scheme of assistance for housing purposes
Provision of assistance for housing purposes
I1I273When assistance must be provided
1
A local authority must provide assistance—
a
under section 71(1)(b) to the owner of a house (or any non-residential premises forming part of the same building as a house) in respect of work in the house (or those premises) which the owner is required by a work notice to carry out, and
b
in connection with work in a house for either of the purposes set out in paragraphs (e) and (f) of section 71(2), where the house is (or is likely to become or, in the case of a reinstatement, was) a disabled person's only or main residence.
2
Where assistance provided under subsection (1)(b) is in respect of work required for providing a house with one or more of the standard amenities such assistance must be provided by way of a grant if—
a
the house lacks one or more of the standard amenities and, in the opinion of the authority, the amenity or amenities to be provided will meet the needs of a disabled person, or
b
the house already has the standard amenity in question but, in the opinion of the authority, the amenity to be provided is essential to the needs of a disabled person.
3
The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make further provision about the type of assistance which must be provided under subsection (1)(b).
4
Regulations under subsection (3) may, in particular, specify more circumstances in which such assistance must be provided by way of a grant.
5
A local authority complies with this section if it invites a person to apply for a grant or loan in pursuance of subsection (1) or, as the case may be, a grant in pursuance of subsection (2) and the grant or loan is not provided because—
a
no application is made,
b
the application is not made in accordance with section 74, or
c
any of the conditions mentioned in section 75(4) (so far as applicable) is not satisfied.
6
The standard amenities are the amenities mentioned in section 86(1)(e), (f) and (fa) of the 1987 Act.
7
The Scottish Ministers may by order add or remove references in subsection (6) to paragraphs of section 86(1) of the 1987 Act.