§ Mr. MallonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the average weekly cost of a place in(a) a private residential home, (b) a voluntary residential home and (c) a statutory residential home for an individual, over pension age, who is in receipt of income support. [11686]
§ Mr. MossThe information is not available in the exact form requested.
The table discloses for each of the four boards the average weekly cost of a place in a private-voluntary and statutory residential home for an elderly person. It is not possible to identify the cost for an elderly person in receipt of income support.
Average weekly costs for elderly persons in residential homes for 1996–97 Board area Private/voluntary £ Statutory £ Northern 203 254 Southern 203 208
Homes expenditure 1994–95: Programme of care Board area Childrens Elderly Type of home Mentally ill adults Learning disability Physical and sensory disability £ £ £ £ £ NHSSB 1,815,023 7,253,242 289,803 1,066,052 — SHSSB 1,355,282 5,703,021 63,404 1,760,732 109,207 EHSSB 4,945,163 14,607,968 1,419,042 3,933,663 — WHSSB 1,706,173 4,116,216 81,985 19,179 135,192 Northern Ireland Total 9,821,641 31,680,447 1,854,234 6,779,626 244,399
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Homes expenditure 1993–94: Programme of Care Board area Childrens Elderly Type of home Mentally ill adults Learning disability Physical and sensory disability £ £ £ £ £ NHSSB 1,869,904 7,374,143 350,226 1,156,149 — SHSSB 1,175,166 6,278,050 221,471 1,864,175 47,328 EHSSB 3,437,158 11,714,559 1,052,623 3,378,013 — WHSSB 1,675,304 5,327,074 62,560 67,040 — Northern Ireland total 8,157,532 30,693,826 1,686,880 6,465,377 47,328
Average weekly costs for elderly persons in residential homes for 1996–97 Board area Private/voluntary Statutory £ Eastern 203 285 Western 234 248 The information is a board average obtained from costs supplied from individual HSS community trusts for each board area.
§ Mr. MallonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the average annual expenditure from public funds, per individual, on(a) private, (b) voluntary and (c) statutory placements in residential homes in each financial year since 1990. [11687]
§ Mr. MossThe information is not available in the exact form requested. The tables disclose the total expenditure on categories of homes in each board area for the years 1990–91 to 1994–95. The expenditure for 1995–96 is not yet available.
This information has been extracted from supplementary statements produced by HPSS boards and HSS trusts to provide further analysis of the expenditure disclosed in the financial accounts. These supplementary statements analyse expenditure over categories of homes rather than over private, voluntary or statutory residential homes. The format of these statements was revised in 1992–93 to provide an analysis of expenditure by care area and a further change was introduced in 1993–94 to provide an analysis of expenditure over programmes of care.
In order to calculate the average expenditure per individual it is necessary to have access to information on the number of individuals covered by the expenditure. This information is not available from financial records.
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Homes expenditure 1992–93: Care area Type of home Board area Children Elderly Mentally ill adults Physical and sensory disability £ £ £ £ NHSSB 1,887,535 7,405,782 - — SHSSB 1,196,924 5,187,129 622,038 15,364 EHSSB 3,313,574 11,506,556 — — WHSSB 1,363,037 4,895,666 — — Northern Ireland total 7,761,070 28,995,133 622,038 15,364 The information has been extracted from the analysis of expenditure reported in the Financial returns FR22 of each HPSS board and HSS trust for 1992–93 to 1994–95.
Board area Homes for the elderly Childrens homes Psychiatric hostels Learning disability Residential accommodation £ £ £ £ £ Homes expenditure 1991–92 NHSSB 7,426,832 1,495,673 226,962 964,685 — SHSSB 4,523,386 966,229 98,123 1,073,689 383,513 EHSSB 14,140,346 3,110,188 685,824 3,498,786 — WHSSB 4,826,257 1,233,872 510,042 156,978 — Northern Ireland Total 30,916,821 6,805,962 1,520,951 5,694,138 383,513 Homes expenditure 1990–91 NHSSB 7,094,844 1,208,935 216,871 816,774 — SHSSB 4,393,806 810,833 88,265 1,018,871 402,732 EHSSB 13,525,112 2,907,622 638,064 3,266,726 — WHSSB 4,763,878 926,964 425,159 139,734 — Northern Ireland Total 29,777,640 5,854,354 1,368,359 5,242,105 402,732 The information has been extracted from the analysis of expenditure reported in the A B statements 1990–91 to 1992–93 produced by each board accounts.
§ Mr. MallonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the formula used to determine the income support entitlement of an individual in a(a) private, (b) voluntary and (c) statutory residential home. [11688]
§ Mr. MossPeople who were living in private or voluntary residential care homes on 31 March 1993 came under the preserved rights rules and may be entitled to the special higher levels of income support. The higher levels available are the amount of the fees charged by the home or a set national limit, whichever is the lower, and an amount for personal expenses.
From April 1993, people entering private or voluntary residential care homes for the first time may be entitled to income support at the normal rates applicable as if they were living in their own home plus a residential allowance to help with the accommodation costs.
People living in homes owned or managed by health and social services boards may be entitled to a fixed rate allowance of £61.15, less any other income they possess. This rate of income support recognises that health and social services boards received additional funding from Government and prevents duplicate funding for the same individual.