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Paragraph 7 Nursing homes

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Subject to paragraphs 8 to 10, 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 £326·00 per week;

(b)

mental handicap, the appropriate amount shall be £332·00 per week;

(c)

past or present drug or alcohol dependence, the appropriate amount shall be £326·00 per week;

(d)

physical disablement, the appropriate amount shall be—

(i)

in the case of a person to whom paragraph 8 applies, £367·00 per week, or

(ii)

in any other case, £325·00 per week;

(e)

terminal illness, the appropriate amount shall be £325·00 per week; or

(f)

any condition not falling within sub-paragraphs (a) to (e), the appropriate amount shall be £325·00 per week.