PART IPROVISIONS IN SCHEDULE 4 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
Homes for persons in need
6.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) and paragraphs 8 to 10, 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 and infirmity, the appropriate amount shall be £185·00 per week;
(b)past or present mental disorder but excluding mental handicap, the appropriate amount shall be 2195·00 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.
Nursing homes
7. Subject to paragraphs 8 to 10, 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
12. 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.