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Article 18(8) and (9)
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 £203·00 per week;
(b)past or present mental disorder but excluding mental handicap, the appropriate amount shall be £214·00 per week;
(c)past or present drug or alcohol dependence, the appropriate amount shall be £214·00 per week;
(d)mental handicap, the appropriate amount shall be £244·00 per week;
(e)physical disablement, the appropriate amount shall be—
(i)in the case of a person to whom paragraph 8 applies, £276·00 per week, or
(ii)in any other case, £203·00 per week.
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 £304·00 per week;
(b)mental handicap, the appropriate amount shall be £310·00 per week;
(c)past or present drug or alcohol dependence, the appropriate amount shall be £304·00 per week;
(d)physical disablement, the appropriate amount shall be—
(i)in the case of a person to whom paragraph 8 applies, £341·00 per week, or
(ii)in any other case, £303·00 per week;
(e)terminal illness, the appropriate amount shall be £303·00 per week; or
(f)any condition not falling within sub-paragraphs (a) to (e), the appropriate amount shall be £303·00 per week.
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 £13·75; and, if he has a partner, for his partner, £13·75;
(b)for a young person aged 18, £13·75;
(c)for a young person aged under 18 but over 16, £9·55;
(d)for a child aged under 16 but over 11, £8·25;
(e)for a child aged under 11, £5·65.
Paragraph in Schedule 4 | Specified Sum | |
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2(2)(b)(i) 2(2)(b)(ii) 2(2)(b)(iii) | } increases for meals | daily £1·55 daily £1·10 daily £1·55 |