SCHEDULE 12Jobseeker’s Allowance: Applicable Amounts of Persons in Residential Care and Nursing Homes
Part IProvisions in Schedule 3 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations as amended by this Order
Residential care homes5
Subject to paragraphs 7 and 8, where the accommodation provided for the claimant is a residential care home for persons in need of personal care by virtue of—
a
past or present mental disorder but excluding mental handicap, the appropriate amount shall be £238·00 per week;
b
past or present drug or alcohol dependence, the appropriate amount shall be £238·00 per week;
c
mental handicap, the appropriate amount shall be £271·00 per week;
d
physical disablement, the appropriate amount shall be £308·00 per week;
e
any condition not falling within sub-paragraphs (a) to (d), the appropriate amount shall be £225·00 per week.
Nursing homes6
Subject to paragraphs 7 and 8, where the accommodation provided for the claimant is a nursing home for persons in need of personal care by virtue of—
a
past or present mental disorder but excluding mental handicap, the appropriate amount shall be £337·00 per week;
b
mental handicap, the appropriate amount shall be £343·00 per week;
c
past or present drug or alcohol dependence, the appropriate amount shall be £337·00 per week;
d
physical disablement, the appropriate amount shall be £379·00 per week;
e
terminal illness, the appropriate amount shall be £336·00 per week;
f
any condition not falling within sub-paragraphs (a) to (e), the appropriate amount shall be £336·00 per week.
Personal allowances10
The allowance for personal expenses for the claimant and each member of his family referred to in paragraph 1(1)(b) shall be—
a
for the claimant £16·05, and if he has a partner, for his partner, £16·05;
b
for a young person aged 18, £15·25;
c
for a young person aged under 18 but over 16, £10·55;
d
for a child aged under 16 but over 11, £9·15;
e
for a child aged under 11, £6·25.
Part IIOther sums specified in Schedule 3 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations
Paragraph in Schedule 3 | Specified Sum |
---|---|
2(2)(b)(i) } increases for meals | daily £1·10 |
2(2)(b)(ii) } increases for meals | daily £1·55 |
2(2)(b)(iii) } increases for meals | daily £1·55 |