Paragraph 6 Nursing homes

Northern Ireland Not yet in force

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch. 11 para. 5 coming into force by Social Security Benefits Up-rating 1997 art. 1(1)(k)
Sch. 11 para. 6 coming into force by Social Security Benefits Up-rating 1997 art. 1(1)(k)
Sch. 11 para. 10 coming into force by Social Security Benefits Up-rating 1997 art. 1(1)(k)
Sch. 11 Pt. II coming into force by Social Security Benefits Up-rating 1997 art. 1(1)(k)

Subject to paragraphs 7 and 8, where the accommodation provided for the claimant is a nursing 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 £312·00 per week;

(b)

mental handicap, the appropriate amount shall be £318·00 per week;

(c)

past or present drug or alcohol dependence, the appropriate amount shall be £312·00 per week;

(d)

physical disablement, the appropriate amount shall be £352·00 per week;

(e)

terminal illness, the appropriate amount shall be £311·00 per week;

(f)

any condition not falling within sub-paragraphs (a) to (e), the appropriate amount shall be £311·00 per week.