§ Mr. Clifford ForsytheTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list by local office the number of DSS benefit advisers appointed since the new DSS Benefits Agency was set up.
§ Mr. HanleySocial security operational matters are the responsibility of Mr. Alec Wylie, chief executive of the Social Security Agency. He has written to the honourable Gentleman and copies of his reply will be placed in the Library and the Public Information Office.
Number of people receiving supplementary benefit/income support May 19871 May 19881 May 19891 October 19902 Type of Home3 HSSB RCH NH HSSB RCH NH HSSB RCH NH HSSB RCH NH Status of resident 60 years or over: mentally ill4 630 713 317 720 1,120 1,060 700 1,420 1,500 N/A 85 80 others N/A 1,321 2,533 Under 60 years: mentally ill4 469 151 102 260 140 100 240 120 120 N/A 41 7 others N/A 203 219 Totals 1,099 864 419 980 1,260 1,160 940 1,540 1,620 N/A 1,650 2,839 1 Annual statistical enquiry (5 per cent, sample). 2 Special survey. 3 Health and social services boards (HSSB) residential homes, indpendent residential care (RCH) and nursing homes (NH). 4 Numbers qualifying for supplementary benefit/income support limits appropriate to mental disorder.