HL Deb 31 January 2005 vol 669 cc10-1WA
Lord Lipsey

asked Her Majesty's Government:

When regulations under Section 55 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001, whereby a local authority may take a charge on a person's home rather than a contribution towards the cost of residential accommodation, took effect; and what has been the estimated take-up of the scheme. [HL906]

Lord Warner

The Department of Health introduced the deferred payments grant in October 2001. An estimated 16 per cent of the grant was used in the year 2001–02 and 21 per cent in 2002–03. The final take up figures for 2003–04 are not yet available.