Paragraph 6 Homes for persons in need

Northern Ireland Not yet in force

(1)

^f1 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 £218·00 per week;

(b)

past or present mental disorder but excluding mental handicap, the appropriate amount shall be £230·00 per week;

(c)

past or present drug or alcohol dependence, the appropriate amount shall be £230·00 per week;

(d)

mental handicap, the appropriate amount shall be £262·00 per week;

(e)

physical disablement, the appropriate amount shall be—

(i)

in the case of a person to whom paragraph 8 applies, £298·00 per week, or

(ii)

in any other case, £218·00 per week.

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Footnotes

f1: Paragraph 6(1) was amended by paragraph 6(12)(b) of Schedule 2 to S.R. 1993 No. 149