§ 46. Mr. Tony Lloydasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he has any information about the average cost to supplementary benefits of elderly people in (a) private homes and (b) local authority homes.
§ Dr. BoysonThe information for Great Britain at December 1982 is as follows:
*Private and voluntary homes †Local authority homes Numbers in receipt of supplementary pension (Great Britain) 14,000 16,000 Average weekly amount in payment (Great Britain) †£47.27 ‡£21.31 Source: Annual Statistical Enquiry
* Private and voluntary homes include both residential care and nursing homes.
† Local authority homes includes residents sponsored by the local authority in private and voluntary homes.
‡ The amount of benefit payable reflects the charge made, subject to a local limit, and an allowance for personal expenses but is net of any resources such as retirement pension which fall to be taken into account in assessing the claimant's entitlement.
║ The amount of benefit payable reflects the local authority minimum charge and an allowance for personal expenses which together are equal to the minimum retirement pension rate. The payment is net of any income which falls to be taken into account.