Regulation 10 Amendment of Schedule 4 to the General RegulationsI1

In paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 4 to the General Regulations (applicable amounts of persons in residential care or nursing homes) for head (b) there shall be substituted the following head–

“(b)

in the case of a claimant who is a member of a family the aggregate of the following amounts–

(i)

in respect of the claimant, the appropriate amount in respect of him specified in or determined in accordance with paragraph 6 to 11;

(ii)

in respect of each member of his family who lives in the home aged under 11, 1½ times the amount specified in paragraph 2(a) of Schedule 2;

(iii)

in respect of each member of his family aged not less than 11 who lives in the home, an amount which would be the appropriate amount specified in or determined in accordance with paragraph 6 to 11 if the other member were the claimant.”.