Paragraph 6 Homes for persons in need

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. 6 para. 6 coming into force by Social Security Benefits Up-rating 1997 art. 1(1)(h)
Sch. 6 para. 7 coming into force by Social Security Benefits Up-rating 1997 art. 1(1)(h)
Sch. 6 para. 12 coming into force by Social Security Benefits Up-rating 1997 art. 1(1)(h)
Sch. 6 Pt. II coming into force by Social Security Benefits Up-rating 1997 art. 1(1)(h)

(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)

old age and infirmity, the appropriate amount shall be £208·00 per week;

(b)

past or present mental disorder but excluding mental handicap, the appropriate amount shall be £220·00 per week;

(c)

past or present drug or alcohol dependence, the appropriate amount shall be £220·00 per week;

(d)

mental handicap, the appropriate amount shall be £250·00 per week;

(e)

physical disablement, the appropriate amount shall be—

(i)

in the case of a person to whom paragraph 8 applies, £285·00 per week, or

(ii)

in any other case, £208·00 per week.