§ Mr. Simon CoombsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what recent representations he has received about the level of benefits for people in residential care and nursing homes.
§ Miss WiddecombeI have recently received a small number of representations about the proposed April 1992 increases, which have generally been welcomed.
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§ Mr. Harry GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people have benefited from real increases in the income support limits for those in residential care and nursing homes over the last three years.
§ Miss WiddecombeOver the past three years there have been four increases in the income support limits for people in residential care and nursing homes. Further increases, well above inflation in most cases, are proposed from April 1992. Some 265,000 income support recipients are expected to benefit from these increases.
§ Mr. Peter GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what representations he has received about the extra help which will be available to people in residential care homes from April 1992.
§ Miss WiddecombeWe have recently received a small number of representations about the proposed April 1992 increases which have generally been welcomed.