§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of pensioners in Durham county and the United Kingdom live in sheltered housing and residential care.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyInformation is not available in the form requested.
In the local authority of Durham at 31 March 1989, 2.6 per cent. of the population aged 65 and over were in residential care accommodation, compared with 3.1 per cent. in England as a whole.
Local authorities in England report annually the numbers of sheltered dwellings in their areas to the
Number of homes, places and residents in residential homes primarily for elderly people and younger people who are physically handicapped, by sector Homes Places Residents Local authority Voluntary Private Local authority Voluntary Private Local authority Voluntary Private Durham 1980 43 2 5 1,745 33 113 1,728 30 102 1985 44 4 62 1,842 141 217 1,766 114 196 1989 44 6 108 1,829 161 1,026 1,585 144 905 England 1980 2,638 1,107 2,278 114,103 34,957 35,764 107,852 30,665 30,495 1985 2,672 1,108 5,200 116,080 37,466 80,041 105,864 31,423 69,000 1989 2,602 1,068 8,303 109,194 34,166 135,369 98,269 30,663 114,106