HC Deb 24 June 1988 vol 135 c749W
Rev. Martin Smyth

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the average cost per day care place in Northern Ireland for each year from 1976–87 according to type of day centre.

Type of establishment 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Old people's homes 51.99 58.90 65.07 78.38 100.87 111.19 119.86 126.75 131.50 142.39 147.84
Children's homes 75.03 80.21 89.03 117.15 174.16 204.08 236.80 270.47 287.90 277.62 287.80
Hostels for the mentally ill 35.41 39.37 43.30 45.17 58.09 63.74 67.53 74.51 80.84 87.76 105.15
Family group homes 36.30 47.67 52.24 78.06 105.10 103.15 117.34 133.59 203.30 226.22 272.32
Mental handicap hostels 44.16 47.81 52.85 67.68 85.04 96.40 113.33 147.32 158.55 171.18 181.10
Hostels for adolescents 67.79 84.89 82.56 103.44 158.29 146.57 176.81 187.32 207.78 228.59 204.94
Other residential accommodation 34.33 41.92 30.32 33.97 32.22 62.10 71.32 80.54 96.58 114.24 112.40