§ Mr. PickthallTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what plans he has to give a higher level of support to elderly people in residential homes who need nursing care as well as residential care. [24362]
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Running costs on mobile telephones and pagers £ Year Benefits agency Information technology services agency Contributions agency Child support agency War pensions agency Resettlement agency 1992–93 339,891.87 2283,000.00 — — — — 1993–94 625,738.94 3278,000.00 194,183.18 — 2,350.00 — 1994–95 11,098,227.88 4218,000.00 210,050.00 — 2,375.00 — Notes: 1Provisional. 2Includes Child Support Agency, Contributions Agency and DSS HQ. 3Includes Child Support Agency and DSS HQ. 4Includes DSS HQ.
§ Mr. Roger EvansHigher levels of income support are available to people with preserved rights who are resident in residential care and nursing homes. These amounts are linked to the category of care a home is registered to provide and are higher for nursing homes in order to reflect the increased costs of personal care provided.
These higher levels of income support increased last April. This uprating targeted extra help on high dependency cases in both residential care homes and nursing homes. The income support limits will be reviewed later this year as part of the annual uprating exercise.