Long-Term Care
(Benefits) (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey)
Order 2015
Made 18th December 2015
Coming into force 1st
January 2016
THE MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SECURITY, in pursuance of Articles 3, 4 and 16
of the Long-Term Care (Jersey) Law 2012[1], orders as follows –
1 Interpretation
In this Order “principal Order”
means the Long-Term Care (Benefits) (Jersey) Order 2014[2].
2 Article 8
amended
In Article 8 of the principal Order for the table there shall
be substituted the following table –
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“1
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2
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3
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4
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level of standard care
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description of level of standard care
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weekly cost for standard care in a care home or in a group home
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weekly cost for standard care in a principal residence
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1
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Person requires long-term care on a daily basis but can be left alone
for periods of at least 3 hours a day.
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£359.52
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actual costs of care, not exceeding the amount shown opposite in
column 3
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2
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Person requires long-term care on a daily basis but cannot be left
alone for periods exceeding 3 hours a day and the description for
level 3 or 4 does not apply.
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£548.80
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as above
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3
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Person requires long-term care throughout the day or night but
care is not required 24 hours a day.
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£793.31
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as above
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4
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Person requires long-term care 24 hours a day, or if not
24 hours a day, with a greater degree of specialist care required than
that required for level 3.
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£997.50
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as above”.
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3 Article 9
amended
In Article 9(c) of the principal Order –
(a) for
the amount “£312.76” there shall be substituted the amount “£318.43”;
(b) for
the amount “£34.09” there shall be substituted the amount
“£34.72”.
4 Article 10
amended
In Article 10 of the principal Order –
(a) in paragraphs (1)
and (2)(a) for the amount “£52,120” there shall be substituted
the amount “£53,060”;
(b) in paragraph (2)(b)
for the amount “£78,180” there shall be substituted the
amount “£79,590”.
5 Article 12
amended
In Article 12 of the principal Order –
(a) in paragraph (2)(b)
for the amount “£312.76” there shall be substituted the
amount “£318.43”;
(b) in paragraph (5)(c)
for the amount “£312.76” there shall be substituted the
amount “£318.43”.
6 Citation
and commencement
This Order may be cited as
the Long-Term Care (Benefits) (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Order 2015 and
shall come into force on 1st January 2016.
DEPUTY S.J. PINEL OF ST. CLEMENT
Minister for Social Security