§ 11. Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what steps he is taking to review the cases of residents of care or nursing homes in receipt of a preserved entitlement to income support.
§ Mr. ScottIncome support at the higher levels is paid to 284,000 people in residential care and nursing homes at a cost of £2.7 billion, compared with support for just 12,000 at a cost of £10 million in 1979.
These limits are reviewed each year.