§ 25. Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is his latest estimate of the numbers of income support claimants in private care or nursing homes whose personal resources, including income support, do not meet the fees they are expected to pay.
§ Mr. BurtThe number of residents in all voluntary and private homes whose total income support does not meet the fees is about 92,000. Separate estimates for private and voluntary homes are not available.
Information is not available on how many of these have disregarded benefits, income or capital with which to meet any shortfalls.