HC Deb 25 February 1977 vol 926 c724W
Mrs. Chalker

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what proportion of the recipients of the over-80 years pension is cared for in local authority residential homes.

Mr. Moyle

This information is not collected centrally, but at 31st March 1976 there were 41,832 residents in local authority homes aged 75–84 years and 36,367 aged 85 and over.