§ Ms. Harmanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how much his Department has spent on social security payments to owners of private old people's and nursing homes in each county for each of the last five years.
§ Dr. Boyson[pursuant to his reply, 8 February 1984, c. 671–72]: The information available in respect of the number of residents in private and voluntary residential care and nursing homes in Great Britain receiving supplementary pension, and the average amounts of benefit in payment to them during the years concerned, is as follows:
Numbers of residents Average amount of benefit in payment £ 1978 7,000 15.71 1979 11,000 18.04 1980 12,000 28.11 1981 12,000 36.30 1982 14,000 47.27 Source: Annual Statistical Inquiry.
Notes:
- 1.This excludes residents sponsored by local authorities and residents supported by health authorities under contractual arrangements.
- 2. The amount of benefit paid includes an amount to cover personal
330 expenses and is net of any resources, such as retirement pension, which fall to be taken into account in assessing the claimant's entitlement. [Information for 1983 is not yet available].