HC Deb 04 December 2001 vol 376 cc190-4W
Mr. Burstow

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his answer of 19 November, Official Report, column 145W, on preserved rights residents, if he will give comparable figures for the last three years for which figures are available. [17933]

Malcolm Wicks

The information requested is in the tables.

Income support claimants with preserved rights in residential care/nursing homes as at May 1998
All preserved rights cases Residential care Nursing homes
Number (thousand) Percentage Number (thousand) Percentage Number (thousand) Percentage
£14.45–£20.00 3.5 3.4 2.2 3.2 1.3 3.6
£20.01–£30.00 4.3 4.1 2.7 4.0 1.6 4.4
£30.01–£40.00 4.0 3.9 2.7 3.9 1.3 3.7
£40.01–£50.00 2.2 2.1 1.4 2.1 0.7 2.1
£50.01–£60.00 1.6 1.6 1.1 1.6 0.5 1.4
£60.01–£70.00 1.4 1.3 1.0 1.4 20.4 21.1
£70.01 and over 12.6 12.1 10.7 15.6 1.9 5.4
of which:
£70.01–£80.00 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.7 20.2 20.6
£80.01–£90.00 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.8 20.2 20.6
£90.01–£100.00 1.0 0.9 0.7 1.1 20.2 20.6
£100.01–£110.00 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.8 20.2 20.5
£110.01–£120.00 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 20.1 20.2
£120.01 and over 8.2 7.9 7.2 10.5 1.0 2.9
1Below the personal expenses allowance of £14.45
2Are subject to a high degree of sampling error and should be used as a rough guide to the current situation only

Note:

1. Figures are based on a 5 per cent. sample and are therefore subject to a degree of sampling error.

2. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 100 and are expressed in thousands.

Source:

Income Support Quarterly Statistical Enquiry, May 1998.

Income support claimants with preserved rights in residential care/nursing homes as at May 1999
All preserved rights cases Residential care Nursing homes
Number (thousand) Percentage Number (thousand) Percentage Number (thousand) Percentage
All cases 86.3 100.0 58.3 100.0 26.9 100.0
Fees equal to or below IS 49.2 56.1 33.4 56.3 15.8 58.8
Fees above IS 37.0 42.9 25.9 43.7 11.1 41.2
of which above IS by:
£0.01 to £14.741 11.6 13.5 6.6 11.2 5.0 18.6
£14.75–£20.00 2.8 3.3 1.7 2.8 1.1 4.2
£20.01–£30.00 3.8 4.4 2.3 3.9 1.4 5.3
£30.01–£40.00 2.7 3.1 2.0 3.4 0.6 2.4
£40.01–£50.00 1.9 2.2 1.4 2.3 0.6 2.1
£50.01–£60.00 1.2 1.4 0.8 1.3 20.4 21.5
£60.01–£70.00 1.3 1.5 0.9 1.6 20.3 21.3
£70.01 and over 11.7 13.6 10.2 17.1 1.5 5.7
of which:
£70.01–£80.00 1.0 1.1 0.8 1.4 20.1 20.5
£80.01–£90.00 1.1 1.3 0.9 1.6 20.2 20.7
£90.01–£100.00 0.7 0.8 0.6 1.0 20.1 20.3
£100.01–£110.00 20.4 20.4 20.3 20.5 3 3
£110.01–£120.00 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.8 30.1 30.5
£120.01 and over 7.9 9.2 7.0 11.8 0.9 3.5
1Below the personal expenses allowance of £14.75
2 Are subject to a high degree of sampling error and should be used as a rough guide to the current situation only
3Denotes nil or negligible

Note:

1. Figures are based on a 5 per cent. sample and are therefore subject to a degree of sampling error.

2. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 100 and are expressed in thousands.

Source:

Income Support Quarterly Statistical Enquiry, May 1999.

Income support claimants with preserved rights in residential care/nursing homes as at May 2000
All preserved rights cases Residential care Nursing homes
Number (thousand) Percentage Number (thousand) Percentage Number (thousand) Percentage
All cases 74.3 100.0 52.7 100.0 21.6 100.0
Fees equal to or below IS 40.2 54.1 27.6 52.4 12.6 58.4
Fees above IS 34.1 45.9 25.1 47.6 9.0 41.6
of which above IS by:
£0.01 to £15.441 11.1 15.0 7.0 13.2 4.2 19.3
£15.45–£20.00 2.1 2.9 1.1 2.0 1.0 4.8
£20.01–£30.00 2.9 4.0 2.0 3.9 0.9 4.2
£30.01–£40.00 2.4 3.2 2.0 3.8 20.3 21.6
£40.01–£50.00 1.4 1.9 0.9 1.8 20.5 22.2
£50.01–£60.00 1.2 1.6 1.0 1.8 20.2 20.9
£60.01–£70.00 1.2 1.6 0.9 1.7 20.3 21.5
£70.01 and over 11.8 15.8 10.2 19.4 1.5 7.1
of which:
£70.01–£80.00 0.9 1.2 0.7 1.3 20.2 20.7
£80.01–£90.00 1.1 1.5 0.9 1.8 20.2 20.7
£90.01–£100.00 0.6 0.8 0.5 1.0 20.1 20.4
£100.01–£110.00 20.5 20.6 20.4 20.7 20.7 20.4
£110.01–£120.00 0.5 0.7 20.4 20.8 20.1 20.6
£120.01 and over 8.2 11.1 7.3 13.8 0.9 4.3
1Below the personal expenses allowance of £5.45
2Are subject to a high degree of sampling error and should be used as a rough guide to the current situation only

Note:

1. Figures are based on a 5 per cent. sample and are therefore subject to a degree of sampling error.

2. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 100 and are expressed in thousands.

Source:

Income Support Quarterly Statistical Enquiry, May 2000.

Mr. Burstow

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his answer of 19 November, 2001,Official Report, column 145W, on preserved rights residents, if he will give figures on the same basis for top-ups of (a) £70.01 to £80, (b) £80.01 to £90, (c) £90.01

Income support claimants with preserved rights in residential care/nursing homes as at May 2001
All preserved rights cases Residential care Nursing homes
Number (thousand) Percentage Number (thousand) Percentage Number (thousand) Percentage
All cases 65.1 100.0 47.6 100 17.4 100
Fees equal to or below IS 35.2 54.1 24.8 52.1 10.4 59.4
Fees above IS 29.9 45.9 22.8 47.9 7.1 40.6
Of which above IS by:
£0.01 to £16.041 8.3 12.7 5.1 10.8 3.1 18.0
£16.05 to £20.00 1.8 2.8 1.4 3.0 20.4 22.3
£20.01 to £30.00 2.6 4.1 1.9 3.9 0.8 4.5
£30.01 to £40.00 2.1 3.2 1.6 3.4 20.5 22.6
£40.01 to £50.00 1.2 1.9 0.8 1.7 20.4 22.5
£50.01 to £60.00 1.1 1.7 0.9 1.9 20.2 20.9
£60.01 to £70.00 1.0 1.5 0.8 1.6 20.2 21.3
£70.01 to £80.00 1.1 1.7 0.9 1.8 20.2 21.3
£80.01 to £90.00 0.7 1.1 0.6 1.3 20.1 20.6
£90.01 to £100.00 0.5 0.8 20.4 20.8 20.1 20.6
£100.01 to £110.00 0.6 0.9 0.5 1.0 20.1 20.6
£110.01 to £120.00 20.5 20.7 20.3 20.7 20.1 20.7
£120.01 and over 8.4 13.0 7.6 16.0 0.8 4.8
1Below the personal expenses allowance of £16.05.
2Subject to a high degree of sampling error and should be used as a rough guide to the current situation only.

Notes:

1. Figures are based on a 5 per cent. sample and are therefore subject to a degree of sampling error.

2. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest hundred and are expressed in thousands.

Source:

Income Support Quarterly Statistical Enquiry, May 2001 to £100,(d) £100.01 to £110, (e) £110.01 to £120 and (f) £120.01 and over. [17934]

Malcolm Wicks

The information requested is shown in the table.