http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1121/regulation/1/made

The Social Security (Removal of Residential Allowance and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2003

Income support

Social fund payments

Benefits

Care

Nursing homes

King's Printer of Acts of Parliament

2011-07-04

SOCIAL SECURITY

These Regulations provide for the cessation, from 6th October 2003, of the payment of a residential allowance to recipients of income support or income-based jobseeker’s allowance who are residing in residential care homes or nursing homes. These Regulations also provide for the cessation, from 6th October 2003, of the payment of special amounts to recipients of income support or income-based jobseeker’s allowance who are in residential accommodation as defined in regulation 21(3) of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1967) (“the Income Support Regulations”) or who are residing in accommodation provided under the Polish Resettlement Act 1947 (c. 19).