Paragraph 32

(1)

Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), in the case of a claimant F1residing in a care home, an Abbeyfield Home or an independent hospital, any payment, F2except a charitable or voluntary payment disregarded under paragraph 15 F3..., made to the claimant which is intended to be used and is used to meet the cost of maintaining the claimant in that home F4or hospital.

(2)

This paragraph shall not apply to a claimant for whom accommodation in a F5care home, an Abbeyfield Home or an independent hospital is provided by

F6(a)

a local authority under section 26 of the National Assistance Act 1948 or section 59 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968F7.... F8or

(b)

a person other than a local authority under arrangements made with the person by a local authority in the exercise of the local authority’s functions under section 18 or 19 of the Care Act 2014 (duty and power to meet needs for care and support) F9or under section 35 or 36 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (duty and powers to meet care and support needs of an adult).

(3)

The amount to be disregarded under this paragraph shall not exceed the difference between—

F10(a)

the claimant’s applicable amount; and

(b)

the weekly charge for the accommodation.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. 7 para. 32(1) substituted (24.10.2005) by The Social Security (Care Homes and Independent Hospitals) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2687), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 14(b)(i)
F2: Words in Sch. 7 para. 32(1) substituted (2.4.2007) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/719), regs. 1(2), 3(11)
F3: Words in Sch. 7 para. 32(1) omitted (for specified purposes and with effect in accordance with reg. 1(4) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2378), reg. 13(12)(d)
F4: Words in Sch. 7 para. 32(1) inserted (24.10.2005) by The Social Security (Care Homes and Independent Hospitals) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2687), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 14(b)(i)
F5: Words in Sch. 7 para. 32(2) substituted (24.10.2005) by The Social Security (Care Homes and Independent Hospitals) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2687), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 14(b)(ii)
F6: Words in Sch. 7 para. 32(2)(a) renumbered as Sch. 7 para. 32(2)(a) (1.4.2015) by The Care Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) (Secondary Legislation) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/643), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 9(3)(c)(i) (with art. 4)
F7: Words in Sch. 7 para. 32(2) omitted (8.4.2002) by virtue of The Social Security Amendment (Residential Care and Nursing Homes) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/3767), Sch. Pt. 2 para. 24(f)(i)
F8: Sch. 7 para. 32(2)(b) and word inserted (1.4.2015) by The Care Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) (Secondary Legislation) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/643), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 9(3)(c)(ii) (with art. 4)
F9: Words in Sch. 7 para. 32(2)(b) inserted (3.11.2017) by The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 and the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/901), arts. 1, 6(7)(e)
F10: Sch. 7 para. 32(3)(a) substituted (8.4.2002) by The Social Security Amendment (Residential Care and Nursing Homes) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/3767), Sch. Pt. 2 para. 24(f)(ii)

Notes on the whole SI

Textual amendments

F1: 1995 c.18.
F2: Section 35(1) is an interpretation provision: it is cited because it contains powers exercised in these Regulations in the definitions of “employment", “jobseeker's period", “pensionable age", “pensionable payments", “training" and “work" and because of the meaning assigned to the words “prescribed" and “regulations".
F3: 1992 c.5; section 191 is an interpretation provision and it is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed".
F4: 1992 c.4; sections 171D and 171G(2) were inserted by the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 (c.18), section 6(1) and have effect for the purposes of the Jobseekers Act 1995 by virtue of paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to that Act. Section 171G(2) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed".
F5: See section 173(5)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.5).

Notes on Schedule 7

Modifications

C1: Sch. 7 para. 65 modified (temp.) (29.11.1999) by The Social Security (New Deal Pilot) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/3156), regs. 1(1), 16 (with regs. 1(2), 11, 19)
C2: Sch. 7 modified (22.11.2010) by The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Work for Your Benefit Pilot Scheme) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1222), regs. 1(2), 16