Decision Makers Guide - DMG11084

Adults excluded from the household

Members of a married or unmarried couple are treated as not living in the same household if at the date of award one of them is
1) living in permanent residence in accommodation provided by an LA under its obligation to provide accommodation for elderly, infirm, handicapped or other people in need of care and attention not otherwise available to them

or

2) an in-patient in hospital and has been for the last 52 weeks or more

or

3) detained as a patient in a special hospital or special security hospital, such as Broadmoor

or

4) detained in prison or youth custody serving a sentence of 52 weeks or more imposed by a court.





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