Paragraph 6 Homes for persons in need

(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 £130·00 per week;

(b)

past or present mental disorder but excluding mental handicap, the appropriate amount shall be £130·00 per week;

(c)

past or present drug or alcohol dependence, the appropriate amount shall be £130·00 per week;

(d)

mental handicap, the appropriate amount shall be £160·00 per week;

(e)

physical disablement, the appropriate amount shall be—

(i)

in the case of a person to whom paragraph 8 applies, £190·00 per week, or

(ii)

in any other case £130·00 per week.

(2)

Where the claimant is over pensionable age and—

(a)

he is blind; or

(b)

there is in respect of him a certificate, issued by the Attendance Allowance Board under section 35(2) of the principal Act^f1, which states that he has satisfied or is likely to satisfy both the conditions mentioned in section 35(1) of the principal Act; or

(c)

he is in receipt of any payment based on need for attendance which is payable—

(i)

under section 61 of the principal Act^f2, or

(ii)

by virtue of Article 14 of the Naval, Military and Air Forces etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 1983^f3 or Article 14 of the Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme 1983^f4,

the appropriate amount shall, except where sub-paragraph (1)(d) or (e)(i) applies, be £155·00 per week.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Section 35(2) was amended by Article 3(2) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/396 (N.I. 5)) and subsection (2A) was inserted by Article 3(3) of that Order
f2: Subsections (3) and (4) of section 61 were inserted by paragraph 6 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1986
f3: S.I. 1983/883
f4: S.I. 1983/686