SCHEDULE 4Income Support: Applicable Amounts of Persons in Homes for Persons in Need and Nursing Homes
Part IProvisions in Schedule 4 to the Income Support Regulations as amended by this Order
Homes for persons in need6
1
Subject to sub-paragraph (2) and paragraphs 8 to 10, where the accommodation provided for the claimant is a home for persons in need, for persons in need of personal care by virtue of—
a
old age and infirmity, the appropriate amount shall be £221·00 per week;
b
past or present mental disorder but excluding mental handicap, the appropriate amount shall be £234·00 per week;
c
past or present drug or alcohol dependence, the appropriate amount shall be £234·00 per week;
d
mental handicap, the appropriate amount shall be £266·00 per week;
e
physical disablement, the appropriate amount shall be—
i
in the case of a person to whom paragraph 8 applies, £303·00 per week, or
ii
in any other case, £221·00 per week.