SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4APPLICABLE AMOUNTS OF PERSONS IN RESIDENTIAL CARE AND NURSING HOMES

Residential care homes5

Subject to paragraphs 7 to 9, 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 £214.00 per week;

b

past or present drug or alcohol dependence, the appropriate amount shall be £214.00 per week;

c

mental handicap, the appropriate amount shall be £244.00 per week;

d

physical disablement, the appropriate amount shall be £276.00 per week;

e

any condition not falling within sub-paragraphs (a) to (d) above, the appropriate amount shall be £203.00 per week.