HC Deb 21 July 1986 vol 102 cc102-3W
Mr. Meacher

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the numbers of voluntary homes and hostels in England for people with mental illnesses in each year from 1970 to the most recent year for which data are available, giving the total numbers of places and the numbers of persons aged under 65 years and aged 65 years and over accommodated in each year.

Mr. Whitney

The numbers requested for the years 1975 to 1985 are given in the table. Prior to 1975, figures are only available centrally for the mentally handicapped and the mentally ill combined.

Voluntary Homes and Hostels for Mentally Ill People England
Residents
Year Homes Places Under 65 65 and Over
1975 41 894 n.a. n.a.
1976 52 1,149 740 152
1977 61 1,268 848 178
1978 68 1,363 978 151
1979 67 1,360 931 126

Residents
Year Homes Places Under 65 65 and Over
1980 68 1,381 948 138
1981 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
1982 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
1983 118 1,603 n.a. n.a.
1984 127 1,693 n.a. n.a.
1985 148 1,952 n.a. n.a.

n.a.=data not available

1985 figures are provisional

Mr. Meacher

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the numbers of private homes and hostels in England for people with mental illnesses in each year from 1970 to the most recent year for which data are available, giving the total numbers of places and the numbers of people aged under 65 years and aged 65 years and over accommodated in each year.

Mr. Whitney

The numbers requested for the years 1975 to 1985 are given in the table. Prior to 1975, figures are only available centrally for the mentally handicapped and the mentally ill combined.

Private Homes and Hostels for Mentally Ill People England
Residents
Year Homes Places Under 65 65 and Over
1975 26 472 n.a. n.a.
1976 27 473 279 191
1977 33 596 222 233

A B C D
Uprating Per cent. increase Cash Increase Single/Couple RPI Increase* Difference between A and C
November 1979 19.5 £3.80/£6.10 17.4 +2.1
November 1980 16.5 £3.85/£6.15 15.3 +1.2
November 1981 9.0 £2.45/£3.90 12.0 -3.0
November 1982 11.0 £3.25/£5.20 6.3 +4.7
November 1983 3.7 £1.20/£1.95 4.8 -1.1
November 1984 5.1 £1.75/£2.80 4.9 +0.2
November 1985 7.0 £2.50/4.00 5.5 +1.5
July 1986 (interim uprating) 1.1 40p/65p †n.a. †n.a.
* Movement in the RPI November—November (1974=100).
† Not available until July 1986 RPI is published.