
1 

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Income Support and Jobseeker’s Allowance (Amounts for Persons in Residential Care and Nursing Homes) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), come into operation on 2nd July 2001.
(2) Regulation 2 shall, in relation to a claimant for income support, have effect from the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that claimant on or after 2nd July 2001 and in this paragraph, the expressions “benefit week” and “claimant” shall have the same meanings as in regulation 2(1) of the Income Support Regulations (interpretation).
(3) Regulation 3 shall, in relation to a claimant for a jobseeker’s allowance, have effect from the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that claimant on or after 2nd July 2001 and in this paragraph, the expression “benefit week” shall have the same meaning as in regulation 1(2) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (interpretation).
(4) In these Regulations—
 “the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987;
 “the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996.
(5) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
2 
In Schedule 4 to the Income Support Regulations (applicable amounts of persons in homes for persons in need and nursing homes)—
(a) in paragraph 6 (homes for persons in need)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (1)(a), for “£225” there shall be substituted “£229”;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (1)(b), for “£238” there shall be substituted “£243”;
(iii) in sub-paragraph (1)(c), for “£238” there shall be substituted “£243”;
(iv) in sub-paragraph (1)(d), for “£271” there shall be substituted “£276”;
(v) in sub-paragraph (1)(e)—(aa) in paragraph (i), for “£308” there shall be substituted “£314”;(bb) in paragraph (ii), for “£225” there shall be substituted “£229”;
(vi) in sub-paragraph (2), for “£261” there shall be substituted “£265”;
(b) in paragraph 7 (nursing homes)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£337” there shall be substituted “£343”;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£343” there shall be substituted “£349”;
(iii) in sub-paragraph (c), for “£337” there shall be substituted “£343”;
(iv) in sub-paragraph (d)—(aa) in paragraph (i), for “£379” there shall be substituted “£387”;(bb) in paragraph (ii), for “£336” there shall be substituted “£342”;
(v) in sub-paragraph (e), for “£336” there shall be substituted “£342”;
(vi) in sub-paragraph (f), for “£336” there shall be substituted “£342”.
3 

(1) Schedules 3 (applicable amounts of persons in residential care and nursing homes) and 3A (applicable amount for a joint-claim couple where a member is in a residential care or nursing home) to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 and paragraph 6 of Schedule 3A (residential care homes)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£238” there shall be substituted “£243”;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£238” there shall be substituted “£243”;
(iii) in sub-paragraph (c), for “£271” there shall be substituted “£276”;
(iv) in sub-paragraph (d), for “£308” there shall be substituted “£314”;
(v) in sub-paragraph (e), for “£225” there shall be substituted “£229”;
(3) In paragraph 6 of Schedule 3 and paragraph 7 of Schedule 3A (nursing homes)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£337” there shall be substituted “£343”;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£343” there shall be substituted “£349”;
(iii) in sub-paragraph (c), for “£337” there shall be substituted “£343”;
(iv) in sub-paragraph (d), for “£379” there shall be substituted “£387”;
(v) in sub-paragraph (e), for “£336” there shall be substituted “£342”;
(vi) in sub-paragraph (f), for “£336” there shall be substituted “£342”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 30th May 2001.
John O'Neill
Senior Officer of the
Department for Social Development
