# The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996, Paragraph 5: Residential care homes

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

Subject to paragraphs 7 and 8, where the accommodation provided for the claimant is a residential care 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 £214·00 per week;
(b) past or present drug or alcohol dependence, the appropriate amount shall be £214·00 per week;
(c) mental handicap, the appropriate amount shall be £244·00 per week;
(d) physical disablement, the appropriate amount shall be £276·00 per week;
(e) any condition not falling within sub-paragraphs (a) to (d), the appropriate amount shall be £203·00 per week.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/198/schedule/3/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/jobseekers-allowance-regulations-northern-ireland-1996/schedule-3/paragraph-5
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