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1. These Regulations shall be cited as the Social Security (Care Homes and Independent Hospitals) Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 24th October 2005.
2. The Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 M1 shall be amended in accordance with Schedule 1 to these Regulations.
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3. The Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations 1996 M2 shall be amended in accordance with Schedule 2 to these Regulations.
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6. The State Pension Credit Regulations 2002 M3 shall be amended in accordance with Schedule 5 to these Regulations.
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7. The Income Support and Jobseeker's Allowance (Amounts for Persons in Residential Care and Nursing Homes) Regulations 2001 M4 are hereby revoked.
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8.—(1) The Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2000 M5 shall be amended in accordance with this regulation.
(2) In regulation 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation)—
(a)in paragraph (2)—
(i)omit the definitions of “nursing home” and “residential accommodation”;
(ii)at the appropriate places insert the following definitions— “care home” in England and Wales has the meaning assigned to it by section 3 of the Care Standards Act 2000 M6, and in Scotland means a care home service as defined by section 2(3) of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 M7; ”
““independent hospital” has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000, and in Scotland means an independent healthcare service as defined in section 2(5)(a) and (b) of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001;”;
(b)in paragraph (3) M8—
(i)omit “Subject to paragraph (3A),”;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (a) for heads (i) to (iii) substitute—
“(i)a care home;
(ii)an independent hospital; or”;
(c)omit paragraph (3A).
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M5S.I. 2000/729. Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2000/2864, 2001/3375, 2003/1121 and 2004/2154.
M72001asp.8.
M8Paragraph (3) was substituted by S.I. 2001/3375.
9.—(1) The Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Regulations 1988 M9 shall be amended in accordance with this regulation.
(2) In regulation 1A (prescribed descriptions of persons) M10—
(a)in paragraph (1)—
(i)for “paragraph (3)” substitute “ paragraph (2) ”;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (ib) omit “and is not resident in a care home”;
(b)for paragraphs (2) and (3) substitute—
“(2) Paragraph (1)(i), (ia) and (ib) shall not apply to a person who resides in—
(a)a care home;
(b)an independent hospital;
(c)an establishment run by the Abbeyfield Society including all bodies corporate or incorporate which are affiliated to that Society; or
(d)accommodation provided under section 3(1) of, and Part 2 of the Schedule to, the Polish Resettlement Act 1947 M11 (provision by the Secretary of State of accommodation in camps).
(3) In paragraph (2)—
(a)“care home” in England and Wales has the meaning assigned to it by section 3 of the Care Standards Act 2000, and in Scotland means a care home service as defined by section 2(3) of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001;
(b)“independent hospital” in England and Wales has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000, and in Scotland means an independent healthcare service as defined in section 2(5)(a) and (b) of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001.”.
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M10Regulation 1A was inserted by S.I. 1991/2448; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1996/2544, 2002/3019 and 2003/1121.
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F2Reg. 10 revoked (5.12.2005) by The Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3061), reg. 1, Sch.
11.—(1) The Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 1991 M12 shall be amended in accordance with this regulation.
(2) In regulation 9 (persons in certain accommodation other than hospitals) M13—
(a)in paragraph (6)(c) for “residential homes” substitute “ independent hospitals or care homes ”;
(b)after paragraph (6) add the following paragraph—
“(7) In paragraph (6)—
“care home” in England and Wales has the meaning assigned to it by section 3 of the Care Standards Act 2000, and in Scotland means a care home service within the meaning assigned to it by section 2(3) of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001;
“independent hospital” in England and Wales has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000, and in Scotland means an independent healthcare service as defined in section 2(5)(a) and (b) of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001.”.
12.—(1) The Social Security (Attendance Allowance) Regulations 1991 M14 shall be amended in accordance with this regulation.
(2) In regulation 7 (persons in certain accommodation other than hospitals) M15—
(a)in paragraph (5)(c) for “residential homes” substitute “ independent hospitals or care homes ”;
(b)after paragraph (5) insert the following paragraph—
“(6) In paragraph (5)—
“care home” in England and Wales has the meaning assigned to it by section 3 of the Care Standards Act 2000, and in Scotland means a care home service within the meaning assigned to it by section 2(3) of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001;
“independent hospital” in England and Wales has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000, and in Scotland means an independent healthcare service as defined in section 2(5)(a) and (b) of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001.”.
13.—(1) The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 M16 shall be amended in accordance with this regulation.
(2) Omit regulation 35A (transitional provisions for persons in hostels or certain residential accommodation) M17.
(3) In Schedule 9 (deductions from benefit and direct payment to third parties)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 1 (interpretation), for the definition of “hostel”M18 substitute—
““hostel” means a building—
(a)in which there is provided for persons generally, or for a class of persons, accommodation, otherwise than in separate and self-contained premises, and either board or facilities of a kind set out in paragraph 4A(1)(d) below adequate to the needs of those persons and—
(b)which is—
(i)managed by or owned by a housing association registered with the Housing Corporation established by the Housing Act 1964 M19;
(ii)managed or owned by a housing association registered with Scottish Homes established by the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 M20;
(iii)operated other than on a commercial basis and in respect of which funds are provided wholly or in part by a government department or a local authority; or
(iv)managed by a voluntary organisation or charity and provides care, support or supervision with a view to assisting those persons to be rehabilitated or resettled within the community, and
(c)which is not—
(i)a care home;
(ii)an independent hospital; or
(iii)an establishment run by the Abbeyfield Society including all bodies corporate or incorporated which are affiliated to that Society, and
(d)in sub-paragraph (b)(iv) above, “voluntary organisation” shall mean a body the activities of which are carried out otherwise than for profit, but shall not include any public or local authority;”;
(b)in paragraph 4 (miscellaneous accommodation costs) M21—
(i)in sub-paragraph (1)—
(aa)in head (a), for “in a residential care home or nursing home” substitute “ residing in a care home, an Abbeyfield Home or an independent hospital ”;
(bb)omit head (b)(i) and (iii);
(ii)in head (a) of sub-paragraph (2) omit—
“(i)as specified in sub-paragraph (1)(b)(i) or (iii); or
(ii) ”.
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M17Regulation 35A was inserted by S.I. 1989/1686.
M18The definition of “hostel” was inserted by S.I. 1991/2284 and amended by S.I. 2002/398.
M201988 c53.
M21Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1989/136, 1992/3147, 1996/1460, 1999/3178, 2002/398 and 2003/2325.
14.—(1) The Social Security (Breach of Community Order) Regulations 2001 M22 shall be amended in accordance with this regulation.
(2) In paragraph (4) of regulation 6 (meaning of “person in hardship”), for “residential care home or nursing home” substitute “ care home, an Abbeyfield Home or an independent hospital ”.
(3) In paragraph (4) of regulation 12 (meaning of “couple in hardship”) for “residential care or nursing home” substitute “ care home, an Abbeyfield Home or an independent hospital ”.
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15.—(1) The Social Security (Loss of Benefit) Regulations 2001 M23 shall be amended in accordance with this regulation.
(2) In paragraph (4) of regulation 5 (meaning of “person in hardship”) for “residential care home or nursing home” substitute “ care home, an Abbeyfield Home or an independent hospital ”.
(3) In paragraph (5) of regulation 11 (application of Part and meaning of “couple in hardship”) for “residential care or nursing home” substitute “ care home, an Abbeyfield Home or an independent hospital ”.
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Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
James Plaskitt
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
24th September 2005
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