[F115A.—(1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, in the case of a claimant placed in a residential care home or nursing home by a local authority under section 26 of the National Assistance Act 1948, [F2sections 13A, 13B and 59(2)(c) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 or section 7 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984] any charitable payment or voluntary payment made or due to be made at regular intervals.E+W+S
(2) This paragraph shall apply only where—
(a)the claimant was placed in the residential care or nursing home by the local authority because the home was the preferred choice of the claimant, and
(b)the cost of the accommodation was in excess of what the authority would normally expect to pay having regard to the needs of the claimant assessed in accordance with section 47 of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990.
F3(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4) The amount to be disregarded under sub-paragraph (1) shall not exceed the difference between the actual cost of the accommodation provided by the local authority and the cost the authority would normally incur for a person with the particular needs of the claimant.]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 9 para. 15A inserted (1.4.1993) by The Social Security Benefits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993/518), regs. 1, 5(5)(c)
F2Words in Sch. 9 para. 15A inserted (10.4.1995) by The Income-related Benefits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/516), regs. 1(1)(a), 27(b) (with reg. 1(2))