Paragraph 6 Residential care homes

(1)

Subject to sub-paragraph (2) and paragraphs 8 to 11, where the accommodation provided for the claimant is a residential care home for persons in need of personal care by virtue of–

(a)

old age, the appropriate amount shall be £221.00 per week;

(b)

past or present mental disorder but excluding mental handicap, the appropriate amount shall be £234.00 per week;

(c)

past or present drug or alcohol dependence, the appropriate amount shall be £234.00 per week;

(d)

mental handicap, the appropriate amount shall be £266.00 per week;

(e)

physical disablement, the appropriate amount shall be–

(i)

in the case of a person to whom paragraph 8 applies, £303.00 per week, or

(ii)

in any other case, £221.00 per week; or

(f)

any condition not falling within sub-paragraphs (a) to (e) above, the appropriate amount shall be £221.00 per week.