§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what proportion of people aged under 65 years who were allocated home helps in each of the years 1978–79, 1979–80 and 1980–81 were "chronically sick" or "younger physically handicapped".
§ Mr. Rossi:In 1978–79 and 1979–80 the proportions were 53.2 per cent. and 53.3 per cent. respectively. Comparable information is not available centrally for 1980–81.
§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total number of home help cases in 1978–79, 1979–80 and 1980–81; what was the average case load for the individual home help in each of these years; and what was the average frequency of visits per client.
§ Mr. Newton:For 1978–79 and 1979–80 the figures for England are:—
1978–79 1979–80 Total number of home help cases 730,278 743,517 Average number of cases per home help (whole time equivalent) 16.3 16.6 Information is not available centrally for the total number of home help cases in 1980–81 nor for the numbers of visits made by home helps. The frequency of visits will depend upon the needs of individual clients.
§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what were the numbers per 1,000 of the elderly population with home helps, the number of day centre places per 1,000 of the elderly population, and the 440W number of day hospital places per 1,000 of the elderly population in each of the years 1978–79, 1979–80 and 1980–81.
§ Mr. Newton:The number of persons aged 65 and over receiving home help service per 1,000 relevant population is:
Year 1978–1979 94.5 1979–1980 95.5 1980–1981 not available The number of day centre places for the elderly per 1,000 relevant population is:
March 1979 3.8 1980 3.9 1981 4.1 The number of day hospital places is not available centrally.