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Paragraph 6 Homes for persons in need

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(1)

Subject to sub-paragraph (2) and paragraphs 8 to 10, where the accommodation provided for the claimant is a home for persons in need, for persons in need of personal care by virtue of—

(a)

age and infirmity, the appropriate amount shall be £175.00 per week;

(b)

past or present mental disorder but excluding mental handicap, the appropriate amount shall be £185.00 per week;

(c)

past or present drug or alcohol dependence, the appropriate amount shall be £185.00 per week;

(d)

mental handicap, the appropriate amount shall be £215.00 per week;

(e)

physical disablement, the appropriate amount shall be—

(i)

in the case of a person to whom paragraph 8 applies, £245.00 per week, or

(ii)

in any other case £175.00 per week.