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Paragraph 1 I1

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(1)

Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the weekly applicable amount of a claimant to whom regulation 86 applies shall be the aggregate of—

(a)

subject to paragraph 3, the weekly charge for the accommodation, including all meals and services, provided for him or, if he is a member of a family, for him and his family increased, where appropriate, in accordance with paragraph 2 but, except in a case to which paragraph 9 applies, subject to the maximum determined in accordance with paragraph 4;

(b)

a weekly amount for personal expenses for him and, if he is a member of a family, for each member of his family determined in accordance with paragraph 10;

(c)

where he is only temporarily in such accommodation any amount applicable under regulation 83(f) or 84(1)(g) (housing costs) in respect of the dwelling normally occupied as the home, and

(d)

any amount applicable in accordance with regulation 87(3).

(2)

No amount shall be included in respect of any child or young person who is a member of the claimant’s family if the capital of that child or young person calculated in accordance with Part VIII (income and capital) in like manner as for the claimant, except where otherwise provided, would exceed £3,000.

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Commencement

I1

Sch. 3 para. 1 in operation at 7.10.1996, see reg. 1(1)