§ Mr. BowdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will estimate the number of claimants of income support in residential and nursing homes in each of 583W the last three years for which figures are available, in each year giving both the total figures and the numbers in receipt of the weekly rates for elderly people, very dependent elderly, mental disorder other than mental handicap, drug or alcohol dependency, mental handicap, terminal illness and physical disablement below pension age.
§ Mr. BurtEstimates of numbers claiming each of the income support limits are shown in the table.
Numbers of claimants (000s)1 May 1990 May 1991 May 1992 Residential Care Elderly 58 63 63 Very dependent/blind elderly 31 35 40 Mental illness 5 6 10 Alcohol and drug dependence 3 2 3 Mental handicap 18 21 27 Physical handicap below pensionable age 7 8 9 Others 4 2 2 TOTALS 125 137 154 Nursing Homes Others including elderly 37 49 60 Mental illness 5 4 4 Alcohol and drug dependence —2 —2 —2 Mental Handicap 1 2 2 Physical handicap below pensionable age 2 5 7 Terminal illness 17 34 44 TOTALS 64 94 117 1 Numbers rounded to nearest thousand. 2 Denotes figures under 500. Note: These estimates are based on the May quarterly, one per cent, samples of live cases.