§ Mrs. Chalkerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the
Residential Care for Children 1970–71 £ 1971–72 £ 1972–73 £ 1973–74 £ 1974–75 £ 1975–76 (provisional) £ Local authority homes … 21 24 29 — — — Local authority hostels … 21 25 28 — — — Voluntary homes … 11 14 18 — — — Reorganised Service Community homes (all types) … — — — 36 50 68 Voluntary homes … — — — 12 22 40 Notes: 1. Community homes were established under the Children and Young Persons Act with effect from 1st April 1973. The figures for 1970–71 to 1972–73 are, therefore, not comparable with those for later years. 2. The figures do not include administration costs and no account has been taken of parental contributions. 3. The figures for voluntary homes exclude capital charges. 4. The unit costs for 1973–74 are based on the numbers of children on 31st March 1974, whereas the unit costs for the other years are based on the mean numbers of children during the year. 5. The figures for voluntary homes indicate only what authorities were asked to pay. They do not reflect the full cost to the voluntary organisations of maintaining the children.
Residential Care for the Elderly 1970–71 £ 1971–72 £ 1972–73 £ 1973–74 £ 1974–75 £ 1975–76 (provisional) £ Local authority homes or hostels 11 13 13 — 23 30 Voluntary or private homes 6 6 7 — 9 13 Notes: (a) Separate figures for 1973–74 are not available centrally. (b) The figures for voluntary homes exclude capital charges. (c) All figures are net of charges to residents. (d) For 1970–71 and 1971–72 the costs relate to the elderly and younger physically handicapped; subsequent years relate to the elderly only. (e) Administration costs are included for 1970–71 and 1971–72 but are excluded for the subsequent years. (f) The figures for voluntary/private homes do not represent the actual cost per place but the average net cost to local authorities of supporting residents in such homes.