SCHEDULE 12Jobseeker’s Allowance: Applicable Amounts of Persons in Residential Care and Nursing Homes

Article 21(8)

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