§ Mr. CurryTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what financial provision is made to local authorities in respect of residents who have placed themselves in residential or nursing homes and whose capital has declined to £16,000. [120073]
§ Mr. HuttonResidential and nursing home care services are funded through the Revenue Support Grant. We do not make any specific financial provision in respect of residents who have placed themselves in residential or nursing homes and whose capital has declined to £16,000. At this point the local authority can undertake an assessment and, if necessary, step in to take over arrangements to ensure that the resident is not forced to use up capital below £16,000 beyond his assessed level.
§ Mr. CurryTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many residents in residential or nursing homes in each shire county in England, who placed themselves in such homes, are now funded by the local authority; and if he will estimate the cost to each local authority in the current financial year. [120075]
§ Mr. HuttonInformation in the form requested is not collected centrally. However, the number of residents supported by local authorities is at Table S3 in the Statistical Bulletin "Community Care Statistics 1999 Residential Personal Social Services for adults, England". Copies of this publication are available in the Library.