The Social Security (Residential Care Homes, Nursing Homes and Independent Hospitals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

10.  In Schedule 7 (applicable amounts in special cases)—

(a)in paragraph 9(1) (specified cases of temporarily separated couples) at column (1)—

(i)in sub-paragraph (a) for heads (i) and (ii) there shall be substituted the following head—

(i)not a patient but is residing in a residential care home, nursing home, an Abbeyfield Home or an independent hospital, or;

(ii)in sub-paragraph (b) for heads (iii) and (iv) there shall be substituted the following head—

or,

(iii)residing in a residential care home, nursing home, an Abbeyfield Home or an independent hospital.;

(b)in paragraph 10(2) (polygamous marriages where one or more partners are temporarily separated) at column (1) for sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—

(a)not a patient but is residing in a residential care home, nursing home, an Abbeyfield Home or an independent hospital;.

(1)

Paragraph 9 was amended by regulation 22 of S.R. 1988 No. 318, regulation 11(a) of S.R. 1989 No. 395, regulation 3(7)(a) of S.R. 1990 No. 387 and regulation 7 and paragraph 6(13)(a) of Schedule 2 to, S.R. 1993 No. 149

(2)

Paragraph 10 was amended by regulation 34(a) of S.R. 1988 No. 146, regulation 3(7)(b) of S.R. 1990 No. 387, paragraph 6(13)(b) and Schedule 2 to, S.R. 1993 No. 149 and regulation 2(8)(a) of S.R. 2003 No. 267