26Discretionary payments and assistanceU.K.
In Section F1 of Part 2 of Schedule 5 to the Scotland Act 1998, in the Exceptions, for the words from “Providing occasional financial” to “unsettled way of life.” substitute—
“Exception 7
Providing financial or other assistance to or in respect of individuals who appear to require it for the purposes of meeting, or helping to meet, a short-term need that requires to be met to avoid a risk to the well-being of an individual.
This exception does not except providing assistance where the requirement for it arises from reduction, non-payability or suspension of a benefit as a result of an individual's conduct (for example, non-compliance with work-related requirements relating to the benefit) unless—
(a)the requirement for it also arises from some exceptional event or exceptional circumstances, and
(b)the need is immediate as well as short-term.
Exception 8
Providing occasional financial or other assistance to or in respect of individuals who have been or might otherwise be—
(a)in prison, hospital, a residential care establishment or other institution, or
(b)homeless or otherwise living an unsettled way of life,
and who appear to require the assistance to establish or maintain a settled home.”
Commencement Information
I1S. 26 in force at 5.9.2016 by S.I. 2016/759, reg. 3(d)