Long-term Care

HC Deb 20 May 1996 vol 278 c73W

Mr. Jim Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the average cost of one year's long-term care for a disabled person. [29033]

Mr. Bowis

Information collected centrally on expenditure and use of care relates to the client group and not to the nature of an individual's disability. Provisional 1994–95 figures are of a gross cost to local authorities of £18,000 per supported physically or learning disabled resident in residential or nursing homes—calculated from reported gross expenditure divided by the average number of supported residents at the beginning and end of the financial year.

Mr. Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of disabled people in Britain need long-term care. [29031]

Mr. Bowis

Information on the percentage of disabled people in need of long-term care is not available centrally.