Article 13(8) and (9)
SCHEDULE 5Applicable amounts of persons in homes for persons in need and nursing homes
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 home for persons in need, for persons in need of personal care by virtue of—
(a)age and infirmity, the appropriate amount shall be £175.00 per week;
(b)past or present mental disorder but excluding mental handicap, the appropriate amount shall be £185.00 per week;
(c)past or present drug or alcohol dependence, the appropriate amount shall be £185.00 per week;
(d)mental handicap, the appropriate amount shall be £215.00 per week;
(e)physical disablement, the appropriate amount shall be—
(i)in the case of a person to whom paragraph 8 applies, £245.00 per week, or
(ii)in any other case £175.00 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 £270.00 per week;
(b)mental handicap, the appropriate amount shall be £275.00 per week;
(c)past or present drug or alcohol dependence, the appropriate amount shall be £270.00 per week;
(d)physical disablement, the appropriate amount shall be—
(i)in the case of a person to whom paragraph 8 applies, £305.00 per week, or
(ii)in any other case, £270.00 per week;
(e)terminal illness, the appropriate amount shall be £280.00 per week; or
(f)any condition not falling within sub-paragraphs (a) to (e), the appropriate amount shall be £270.00 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 £12.20; and, if he has a partner, for his partner, £12.20;
(b)for a young person aged 18, £12.20;
(c)for a young person aged under 18 but over 16, £8.50;
(d)for a child aged under 16 but over 11, £7.35;
(e)for a child aged under 11, £5.00.
Part IIOther sums Specified in Schedule 4 to the Income Support Regulations
Paragraph in Schedule 4 | Specified Sum |
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2(2)(b)(i) (increases for meals) | daily £ 1.10 |
2(2)(b)(ii) (increases for meals) | daily £1.55 |
2(2)(b)(iii) (increases for meals) | daily £1.55 |