§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what assistance in respect of elderly people's homes his Department will be giving to Nottinghamshire county council arising from the visit of Councillor Joan Taylor to the Minister on 11 December.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyDecisions on the use of resources available to social services authorities are a matter for local determination.
It was announced this week that Nottinghamshire is being given on annual capital guideline for personal social services of £2.03 million for 1991–92, which represents an increase of £0.514 million, or 34 per cent., over 1990–91.
£million Prices 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 Income Support/Supplementary Benefit Current 2,436 3,172 4,840 6,261 5,591 6,471 7,446 7,967 7,956 7,582 7,585 8,461 1990–91 5,276 5,805 8,078 9,757 8,328 9,172 10,009 10,356 9,807 8,710 8,192 8,461 Housing Benefit Current 278 365 562 1,003 2,516 4,001 4,459 4,869 5,150 4,936 5,154 1,777 1990–91 602 668 938 1,563 3,748 5,671 5,994 6,329 6,348 5,671 5,566 1,777 Family Credit/Family Income Supplement Current 27 42 66 94 123 126 130 161 180 394 435 466 1990–91 58 77 110 146 183 179 175 209 222 453 470 466 Community Charge Benefit Current — — — — — — — — — — 214 2,250 1990–91 — — — — — — — — — — 231 2,250 Note:
From 1990–91, central government support for rent rebate appears in the DOE and Welsh Office programmes, as rent rebate subsidy in England and Wales will be paid from local authorities housing revenue accounts.
The amounts for 1990–91 are:—
Rent rebates (England) £2,238 million.
Rent rebates (Wales) £158 million.