# The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 1997, Paragraph 6: Homes for persons in need

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1997/113/schedule/6/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-up-rating-order-northern-ireland-1997/schedule-6/paragraph-6
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