The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2000

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 home for persons in need, for persons in need of personal care by virtue of—

(a)old age and infirmity, the appropriate amount shall be £221·00 per week;

(b)past or present mental disorder but excluding mental handicap, the appropriate amount shall be £234·00 per week;

(c)past or present drug or alcohol dependence, the appropriate amount shall be £234·00 per week;

(d)mental handicap, the appropriate amount shall be £266·00 per week;

(e)physical disablement, the appropriate amount shall be—

(i)in the case of a person to whom paragraph 8 applies, £303·00 per week, or

(ii)in any other case, £221·00 per week.