Disabled People: Community-based Services

HL Deb 12 June 2003 vol 649 c65WA

Lord Morris of Manchester

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many disabled people were receiving help under the provisions of Section 2 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 in each of the past five years for which statistics are available. [HL3150]

Baroness Andrews

The available data are shown in the table. Comparable data for earlier years are not available.

Number of adults with physical, sensory and learning disabilities receiving community-based services1 2000–01 and 2001–02.
England			(thousands)
	All ages	18–64	65 +
2000–01	1,066.1	252.7	803.0
2001–02	1,105.3	258.2	847.1

Source:

RAP Table P1.1

Note: Community-based services include services such as home care, day care, meals, respite. short term residential care, direct payments, professional support, transport, equipment and adaptations.