HC Deb 11 March 2002 vol 381 cc727-8W
Pete Wishart

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many patients in long stay hospitals and nursing homes in Scotland are in receipt of benefits, broken down by benefits accessed. [37954]

Mr. McCartney

The information requested is not available. Such information as is available is set out in the tables:

Income support claimants in Scotland in residential care/nursing home or in hospital for more than 52 weeks, August 2001
Thousand
Circumstance type Number of claimants
All 26.5
Residential care homes 3.1
Private nursing homes 1.2
Part III 1.3
Hospital personal allowance (over 52 weeks) 10.4
Residential allowance 20.4
1 Figure based on a very few sample cases and therefore subject to a high degree of sampling error and should be used as a guide to the current situation only.

Notes:

1. Figures are based on a 5 per cent. sample and are therefore subject to a degree of sampling variation.

2. Figure has been rounded to the nearest hundred and quoted in thousands.

Source:

Income Support Quarterly Statistical Enquiry, August 2001.

Incapacity benefit, severe disablement allowance and retirement pension recipients who have been in hospital for more than 52 weeks
Thousand
Number of recipients
Incapacity benefit 10.4
Severe disablement allowance 1.5
Retirement pension 3.2
1 Figure based on a very few sample cases and therefore subject to a high degree of sampling error and should be used as a guide to the current situation only.
Notes:
1. All 5 per cent. samples are subject to sampling error.
2. Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred.
3. Figures exclude Channel Islands and overseas cases.

Sources:

1. IB and SDA figures are taken from a 5 per cent. sample of the benefit computer system and exclude a small number of cases held clerically. Figures are expressed as thousands and are rounded to the nearest hundred.

2. Pension Strategy Computer System at 30 September 2001 based on a 5 per cent. sample.

Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his answer of 11 December 2001,Official Report, column 43W, on hospital stays, when his Department will announce the result of its consideration of the rules governing the docking of benefits for hospital in-patients. [30132]

Mr. McCartney

I refer the hon. Member to my answer of 25 February 2002,Official Report, column 778W.