The Social Security Amendment (Residential Care and Nursing Homes) Regulations 2001

19.  In Schedule 9 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings)—

(a) in paragraph 9(1), the words “Part I of Schedule 4 or” shall be omitted;

(b) in paragraph 15(2)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (2)—

(aa) for the words “sub-paragraphs (3) and (6)” there shall be substituted the words “sub-paragraph (3)”;

(bb) for the words “housing benefit is payable,” there shall be substituted the words “housing benefit is payable or”;

(cc) the words “or any accommodation charges to the extent that they are met under regulation 19 (persons in residential care or nursing homes)” shall be omitted;

(ii) sub-paragraph (6) shall be omitted;

(c) paragraph 15A(3)(3) shall be omitted;

(d) for paragraph 15B(1)(a)(4) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—

“(a) is a person to whom paragraph 13A or 13B of Schedule 7 (applicable amounts in special cases) applies;”;

(e) in paragraph 30(1)(e), for the words “increased, where appropriate, in accordance with paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 exceeds the amount determined in accordance with regulation 19 (residential care and nursing homes) or” there shall be substituted the word “exceeds”;

(f) in paragraph 30A(5)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (2), the words “, or whose applicable amount falls to be calculated in accordance with regulation 19” shall be omitted;

(ii) for sub-paragraph (3)(a), there shall be substituted the following—

“(a) the claimant’s applicable amount; and”;

(g) in paragraph 59(2)(6), the words “or any accommodation charges to the extent that they are met under regulation 19 (persons in residential care or nursing homes)” shall be omitted;

(h) in paragraph 69(2)(7), the words “or any accommodation charges to the extent that they are met under regulation 19 (persons in residential care or nursing homes)” shall be omitted.

(1)

Paragraph 9 was substituted by S.I.1993/518 and amended by S.I.1995/2203.

(2)

The relevant amending instruments are S.I.1991/1559, 1993/2119 and 1994/527.

(3)

Paragraph 15A was inserted by S.I.1993/518.

(4)

Paragraph 15B was inserted by S.I.1996/606.

(5)

Paragraph 30A was inserted by S.I.1993/2119.

(6)

Paragraph 59 was inserted by S.I.1997/65.

(7)

Paragraph 69 was inserted by S.I.1999/2165.