State Financed Residential Services Rates

L.N. 326 of 2012

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT

(CAP. 318)

State Financed Residential Services Rates

(Amendment) Regulations, 2012

IN exercise of the powers conferred by articles 84, 93 and 131

of the Social Security Act, the Minister for Justice, Dialogue and the

Family, with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance, the

Economy and Investment, has made the following regulations:-

The title of these regulations is the State Financed Citation.

Residential Services Rates (Amendment) Regulations, 2012, and

these regulations shall be read and construed as one with the State S.L. 318.13

Financed Residential Services Rates Regulations, hereinafter referred

to as "the principal regulations".

Regulation 3 of the principal regulations shall be amended Amends

regulation 3 of

as follows

the principal

regulations.

(a)

in sub-regulation (4) thereof, for the words "So

however that such contribution made by the resident shall not be

such as to leave the resident", there shall be substituted the

words "So however that such contribution made by the resident

shall not exceed the cost of the service provided per diem such

as to leave the resident"; and

(b)

immediately after sub-regulation (6) thereof, there

shall be added the following new sub-regulation

"(7) For the purpose of these regulations, in the

calculation for the purpose of establishing the contribution

due by a resident according to these regulations where

such resident is

(a) a parent, who is, on the date the

contribution to Government is due, the sole bread

winner, and who is still raising (i) a minor child,

or if not a minor, (ii) a child over 16 years of age

who is still undergoing full-time education or

training in an educational institution recognised

by the Government under the Education Act or

(iii) is registered as unemployed under the Part 1

Register, or (iv) is a child over 16 years of age

who due to disability cannot work nor is

registering as unemployed under the Part 1

Register, all contributions in respect of care and

upkeep are to be waived; or

(b) a parent, who prior to acquiring the

disability was part of a dual earner couple, and

who is still raising (i) a minor child, or if not a

minor, (ii) a child over 16 years of age who is

still undergoing full-time education or training in

an educational institution recognised by the

Government under the Education Act or (iii) is

registered as unemployed under the Part 1

Register, or (iv) is a child over 16 years of age

who due to disability cannot work nor is

registering as unemployed under the Part 1

Register, account is only to be taken of the part

of all the social security benefits or pensions due

to be apportioned to the resident. Any other

income is not to be considered, except where the

resident is in receipt of insurance money

intended to cover part or all of the treatment

required by the resident.".

Regulation 4 of the principal regulations shall be amended

as follows

(a)

in paragraph (d) thereof, for the words "assessed at

a lower rate.", there shall be substituted the words "assessed at a

lower rate;"; and

(b)

immediately after paragraph (d) thereof, there shall

be added the following new paragraph

"(e) the cost per diem of the service being

provided.".

Regulation 5 of the principal regulations shall be amended

as follows

(a)

the words "St Luke’s Hospital" shall be deleted;

(b)

for the words "Żejtun, and", there shall be

substituted the word "Żejtun"; and

(c)

immediately after the word "Żejtun", there shall be

added the words "Mellieħa, and".

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