HC Deb 13 February 1992 vol 203 c626W
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of the population over the age of 75 years currently receive home help in each county in Wales.

Mr. Nicholas Bennett

The provision of home helps for households where at least one person is aged 75 or over and the rate per 100 households is given in the following table:

Number1 Rate per 100 household2
Clwyd 4,801 25.2
Dyfed 3,297 20.4
Gwent 7,227 41.8
Gwynedd 2,934 22.7
Mid Glamorgan 11,205 57.7
Powys 918 16.6
South Glamorgan 5,628 35.5
West Glamorgan 4,853 31.2
Wales 40,863 33.6
1 As at 31 March 1990.
2 Number of households where the head of household is aged 75 or over as estimated by the Welsh Inter Censal Survey 1986.