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Patients1Subject to paragraphs 2, 2A, and 3, a person who has been a patient for a period of more than 52 weeks and who is—
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| b£19.90 plus any amounts applicable to him under regulation 17(1)(b), (c), (e), (f) or (g) or under regulation 17(1)(d) because of paragraph 14 of Schedule 2 (applicable amounts);
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iwhere only one of the couple is a patient or, where both members of the couple are patients but only one has been a patient for that period;
| ithe amount applicable in respect of both of them under regulation 17(1) reduced by £15.90;
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iiwhere both members of the couple have been a patient for that period;
| ii£39.80 plus any amounts which may be applicable under regulation 17(1)(b), (c), (e), (f) or (g) or under regulation 17(1)(d) because of paragraph 14 of Schedule 2;
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da member of a polygamous marriage—
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iwhere at least one member of the polygamous marriage is not a patient or has not been a patient for more than that period;
| ithe applicable amount under regulation 18 (polygamous marriages) shall be reduced by £15.90 in respect of each such member who is a patient;
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iiwhere all the members of the polygamous marriage have been patients for more than that period.
| iithe applicable amount shall be £19.90 in respect of each member plus any amounts applicable under regulation 18(1)(c), (d), (f), (g) or (h) or (e) because of his satisfying the condition specified in paragraph 14 of Schedule 2.
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2A single claimant who has been a patient for a continuous period of more than 52 weeks, where— athe following conditions are satisfied— ia person has been appointed to act for him under regulation 33 of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 (persons unable to act); and iihis income support is payable to an administrative officer of the hospital or other institution either as or at the request of the person so appointed; and iiia registered medical practitioner treating him certifies that all or part of his income support cannot be used by him or on his behalf; or
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Such amount (if any) not exceeding £15.90 as is reasonable having regard to the views of the hospital staff and the patient’s relatives if available as to the amount necessary for his personal use;
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bthose conditions are not satisfied.
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2AA single claimant who is detained under the provisions of the Mental Health Act 1983 or, in Scotland, under the provisions of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 or the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 and who immediately before his detention under any of those Acts was a prisoner.
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aa claimant who is not a patient and who is a member of a family of which another member is a child or young person who has been a patient for a period of more than 12 weeks; or
| aThe amount applicable to him under regulation 17(1) or 18 except that the amount applicable under regulation 17(1)(b) or 18(1)(c) in respect of the child or young person referred to in Column (1) of this paragraph shall be £15.90 instead of an amount determined in accordance with paragraph 2 of Schedule 2; or
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bwhere the person is a member of a family and paragraph 1 applies to him and another member of the family who is a child or young person has been a patient for a period of more than 12 weeks.
| bthe amount applicable to him under paragraph 1 except that the amount applicable under regulation 17(1)(b) or 18(1)(c) in respect of the child or young person referred to in Column (1) of this paragraph shall be £15.90 instead of an amount determined in accordance with paragraph 2 of Schedule 2.
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