Article 16(9) and (10) APPLICABLE AMOUNTS OF PERSONS IN RESIDENTIAL CARE AND NURSING HOMES

SCHEDULE 6

PART IPROVISIONS IN SCHEDULE 4 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Residential care homes

6.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) and paragraphs 8 to 11, where the accommodation provided for the claimant is a residential care home for persons in need of personal care by virtue of(a)old age, the appropriate amount shall be £185.00 per week;

(b)past or present mental disorder but excluding mental handicap, the appropriate amount shall be £195.00 per week;

(c)past or present drug or alcohol dependence, the appropriate amount shall be £195.00 per week;

(d)mental handicap, the appropriate amount shall be £225.00 per week;

(e)physical disablement, the appropriate amount shall be

(i)in the case of a person to whom paragraph 8 applies, £255.00 per week, or

(ii)in any other case, £185.00 per week; or

(f)any condition not falling within sub-paragraphs (a) to (e) above, the appropriate amount shall be £185.00 per week.

Nursing homes

7.  Subject to paragraphs 8 to 11, where the accommodation provided for the claimant is a nursing home for persons in need of personal care by virtue of—

(a)past or present mental disorder but excluding mental handicap, the appropriate amount shall be £280.00 per week;

(b)mental handicap, the appropriate amount shall be £285.00 per week;

(c)past or present drug or alcohol dependence, the appropriate amount shall be £280.00 per week;

(d)physical disablement, the appropriate amount shall be

(i)in the case of a person to whom paragraph 8 applies, £315.00 per week, or

(ii)in any other case, £280.00 per week;

(f)any condition not falling within sub-paragraphs (a) to (e), the appropriate amount shall be £280.00 per week.

Personal allowances

13.  The allowance for personal expenses for the claimant and each member of his family referred to in paragraph 1(1)(b) shall be—

(a)for the claimant £12.65, and if he has a partner, for his partner, £12.65;

(b)for a young person aged 18, £12.65;

(c)for a young person aged under 18 but over 16, £8.80;

(d)for a child aged under 16 but over 11, £7.60;

(e)for a child aged under 11, £5.20.

PART IIOTHER SUMS SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE 4 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS