Article 16(7)
6.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) and paragraphs 8 to 11, where the accommodation provided for the claimant is a residential care home for persons in need of personal care by virtue of–
(a)old age, the appropriate amount shall be £221.00 per week;
(b)past or present mental disorder but excluding mental handicap, the appropriate amount shall be £234.00 per week;
(c)past or present drug or alcohol dependence, the appropriate amount shall be £234.00 per week;
(d)mental handicap, the appropriate amount shall be £266.00 per week;
(e)physical disablement, the appropriate amount shall be–
(i)in the case of a person to whom paragraph 8 applies, £303.00 per week, or
(ii)in any other case, £221.00 per week; or
(f)any condition not falling within sub-paragraphs (a) to (e) above, the appropriate amount shall be £221.00 per week.
7. Subject to paragraphs 8 to 11, 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 £331.00 per week;
(b)mental handicap, the appropriate amount shall be £337.00 per week;
(c)past or present drug or alcohol dependence, the appropriate amount shall be £331.00 per week;
(d)physical disablement, the appropriate amount shall be–
(i)in the case of a person to whom paragraph 8 applies, £373.00 per week, or
(ii)in any other case, £330.00 per week;
(e)terminal illness, the appropriate amount shall be £330.00 per week; or
(f)any condition not falling within sub-paragraphs (a) to (e), the appropriate amount shall be £330.00 per week.
11.—(1) (1) Where the accommodation provided for the claimant is a residential care home or a nursing home which is, in either case, situated in the Greater London area and the actual charge for that accommodation exceeds the appropriate amount in his case by virtue of the preceding paragraphs of this Schedule, the amount shall be increased by any excess up to–
(a)in the case of a residential care home, £46.00;
(b)in the case of a nursing home, £51.00.
13. 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 £15.45, and if he has a partner, for his partner, £15.45;
(b)for a young person aged 18, £15.00;
(c)for a young person aged under 18 but over 16, £10.40;
(d)for a child aged under 16 but over 11, £9.00;
(e)for a child aged under 11, £6.15.
Paragraph in Schedule 4 | Specified sum |
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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 |
Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1991/544.