The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

Amount of a jobseeker’s allowance payable where a person is in a residential care or nursing home

151.—(1) Subject to regulations 153 and 154 (modification in the calculation of income and reduction in certain cases) in the case of a claimant—

(a) to whom regulation 86 (applicable amounts for persons in residential care or nursing homes) applies, and

(b) for whom the weekly charge for the accommodation is due to be paid during a part-week to which regulation 152(1) (relevant week) applies,

the amount of a jobseeker’s allowance payable shall be—

(i) where the claimant has no income, A, or

(ii) where the claimant has income, calculated in accordance with the formula (A − I) − B,

where “A”, “B” and “I” have the values set out in regulation 150(1) (amount of a jobseeker’s allowance payable).

(2) In a case to which paragraph (1) applies, the claimant’s weekly applicable amount shall be—

(a) where the weekly charge for the accommodation includes all meals, the aggregate of the following amounts—

(i) the weekly charge for the accommodation determined in accordance with paragraph 1(1)(a) of Schedule 3 (applicable amounts of persons in residential care and nursing homes), and

(ii) the amount calculated in accordance with the formula—

(b) where the weekly charge for the accommodation does not include all meals, the aggregate of the following amounts—

(i) the weekly charge for the accommodation determined in accordance with paragraph 1(1)(a) of Schedule 3 less M, and

(ii) the amount calculated in accordance with the formula—

(3) In paragraph 2—

“H” means the weekly amount determined in accordance with paragraph 1(1)(c) of Schedule 3;

“M” means the amount of the increase for meals calculated on a weekly basis in accordance with paragraph 2 of Schedule 3;

“P” means the weekly amount for personal expenses determined in accordance with paragraph 10 of Schedule 3.