# The Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987, Paragraph 7: Nursing Homes


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 £185·00 per week;
(b) mental handicap, the appropriate amount shall be £200·00 per week;
(c) past or present drug or alcohol dependence, the appropriate amount shall be £185·00 per week;
(d) physical disablement, the appropriate amount shall be—
(i) in the case of a person to whom paragraph 8 applies, £230·00 per week, or
(ii) in any other case, £185·00 per week;
(e) terminal illness, the appropriate amount shall be £230·00 per week; or
(f) any condition not falling within sub-paragraphs (a) to (e), the appropriate amount shall be £185·00 per week.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1987/459/schedule/4/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/income-support-general-regulations-northern-ireland-1987/schedule-4/paragraph-7
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