# The Community Care (Direct Payments) Regulations 1997, Regulation 4: Maximum period of residential accommodation which may be secured by means of a direct payment


(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the power to make a payment under section 1(1) of the Act shall not be exercisable in relation to the provision of residential accommodation for any person in any period of 12 months for a period in excess of four weeks.
(2) In calculating the period of four weeks mentioned in paragraph (1) a period in residential accommodation of less than four weeks shall be added to any succeeding period in residential accommodation where the two periods are separated by a period of less than four weeks but not otherwise.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/734/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/community-care-direct-payments-regulations-1997/regulation-4
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