HC Deb 28 March 1991 vol 188 cc529-30W
Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what information local benefit offices are required to supply him with in regard to income support payments to residents of private residential or nursing homes.

Miss Widdecombe

Data are collected from the files of a 1 per cent. sample of all income support recipients in each local office. For people in residential care or nursing homes the income support data are the weekly amount in payment.

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