The Social Security (Residential Care Homes, Nursing Homes and Independent Hospitals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 No. 458

SCHEDULE 2 AMENDMENT OF THE HOUSING BENEFIT (GENERAL) REGULATIONS

8.  In Schedule 5 (capital to be disregarded), paragraph 61(1)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (5) for “being in residential accommodation, a residential care home or a nursing home” there shall be substituted “residing in a residential care home, a nursing home, an Abbeyfield Home or an independent hospital”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (6) the definition of “residential accommodation”, “residential care home” and “nursing home” shall be omitted.

(1)

Paragraph 61 was added by regulation 2(2) of S.R. 2001 No. 150