§ Mr. PendryTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what plans he has to index-link the allowance per resident in private residential homes and private nursing homes.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe maximum amounts payable under income support to people in independent residential care and nursing homes are reviewed annually as part of the general uprating of social security benefits. Increases are made selectively to take account of the charges levied by different types of home. There are no plans to link the maximum amounts directly to a particular index.
§ Mr. PendryTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what representations he has received from associations or organisations representing private residential homes or private nursing homes concerning the allowance per resident.
§ Mr. Peter LloydWe have received representations from the Registered Nursing Homes Association, the Independent Hospitals Association, and the National Confederation of Registered Residential Care Homes Associations.