Community Homes (West Midlands) (Hansard, 11 March 1980)

§ 23. Mrs. Renée Short
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many places there were for children in community homes in the West Midlands and the United Kingdom as a whole in each year from 1970 to the latest convenient date.

§ Sir George Young
I shall arrange for such information as is available to be published in theOfficial Report as soon as possible.
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TABLE 1.

Families when unemployed and in receipt of supplementary benefit

Supplementary benefit payable Child Benefit Rent Rates Free School Meals Total Income Support

£48.05 £8.00 £6.50 £2.80 £3.50 £50.25

(b))four children aged 8, 10, 12 and 14

Supplementary benefit payable Child Benefit Rent Rates Free School Meals Total Income Support

£53.95 £16.00 £7.50 £3.20 £7.00 £66.25

TABLE 2.

Families when working part-time earning £25 per week and eligible for Supplementary Benefit.

(a) two children aged 12 and 14

Earnings National Insurance Contributions Supplementary Benefit Child Benefit Rent Rates Free School Meals Total Income Support

£25 £1.63 £26.68 £8.00 £6.50 £2.80 £3.50 £52.25

(b)Four children aged 8, 10, 12 and 14

£25 £1.63 £32.58 £16.00 £7.50 £3.20 £17.00 £68.25

TABLE 3.

Families when working part-time earning £25 per week and with work expenses of £5 and eligible for Supplementary Benefit.

(a)Two children aged 12 and 14

Earnings National Insurance Contributions Work Expenses Supplementary Benefit Child Benefit Rent Rates Free School Meals Total Income Support

£25 £1.63 £500 £31.68 £8.00 £6.50 £2.80 £3.50 £52.25

(b) Four children aged 8, 10 12 and 14

£25 £1.63 £5.00 £37.58 £16.00 £7.50 £3.20 £7.00 £68.25

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§ Mrs. Renée Short
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many places in community homes for children have been lost in the West Midlands and the United Kingdom as a whole since May 1979; what numbers have been notified to him as likely to be lost in the future; and how many homes are affected in each case and where.

§ Sir George Young
Since May 1979 my right hon. Friend has approved amendments to the West Midlands regional plan which provide for a reduction of 29 places at a community home in Staffordshire and of 14 places at a home in Birmingham. He is considering proposals for amendments which provide for an increase of 14 places at a home in Solihull and for reductions of 12 places at a home in Solihull, of 36 places at a home in Birmingham and of 12 and 32 places at homes in Warwickshire. Information for the whole of England—and for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, which are not my right hon. Friend's responsibility—could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

TABLE 1.
Families when unemployed and in receipt of supplementary benefit
Supplementary benefit payable	Child Benefit	Rent	Rates	Free School Meals	Total Income Support
£48.05	£8.00	£6.50	£2.80	£3.50	£50.25
(b))four children aged 8, 10, 12 and 14
Supplementary benefit payable	Child Benefit	Rent	Rates	Free School Meals	Total Income Support
£53.95	£16.00	£7.50	£3.20	£7.00	£66.25

TABLE 2.
Families when working part-time earning £25 per week and eligible for Supplementary Benefit.
(a) two children aged 12 and 14
Earnings	National Insurance Contributions	Supplementary Benefit	Child Benefit	Rent	Rates	Free School Meals	Total Income Support
£25	£1.63	£26.68	£8.00	£6.50	£2.80	£3.50	£52.25
(b)Four children aged 8, 10, 12 and 14
£25	£1.63	£32.58	£16.00	£7.50	£3.20	£17.00	£68.25

TABLE 3.
Families when working part-time earning £25 per week and with work expenses of £5 and eligible for Supplementary Benefit.
(a)Two children aged 12 and 14
Earnings	National Insurance Contributions	Work Expenses	Supplementary Benefit	Child Benefit	Rent	Rates	Free School Meals	Total Income Support
£25	£1.63	£500	£31.68	£8.00	£6.50	£2.80	£3.50	£52.25
(b) Four children aged 8, 10 12 and 14
£25	£1.63	£5.00	£37.58	£16.00	£7.50	£3.20	£7.00	£68.25