#2026/157The Community Care (Personal Care and Nursing Care) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2026
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This statutory instrument amends the Community Care (Personal Care and Nursing Care) (Scotland) Regulations 2002. It updates the amounts of free personal care and nursing care that local authorities must provide without charge to individuals in Scotland. The changes take effect from 1 April 2026 and reflect an uplift in the weekly payments made by the Scottish Government to local authorities for these services. The instrument also revokes the previous 2025 amendment regulations. These regulations are made under the Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002.
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Key Changes
- Amends the Community Care (Personal Care and Nursing Care) (Scotland) Regulations 2002 with effect from 1 April 2026
- Increases the weekly free personal care payment rate paid to local authorities
- Increases the weekly free nursing care payment rate paid to local authorities
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What this law requires
Local authorities in Scotland must provide free personal care and nursing care to eligible individuals in accordance with the updated weekly payment amounts specified in these Amendment Regulations, effective from 1 April 2026
Local authorities must implement the amended payment rates for free personal care and nursing care no later than 1 April 2026
Local authorities must cease applying the previous 2025 amendment regulations and instead apply the 2026 Amendment Regulations from 1 April 2026 onwards
Local authorities must ensure that personal care and nursing care services provided under these regulations remain free to eligible individuals without charge