§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will set out the most recent figures he has for the proportion of preserved rights residents in 145W (a) nursing homes, (b) residential homes and (c) nursing and residential homes whose (i) fees are equal to or below income support, (ii) top-up is less than their personal expenses allowance, (iii) top-up is between personal
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 of which above IS by: 29.9 45.9 22.8 47.9 7.1 40.6 £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 1.7 204 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 1 Below the personal expenses allowance of £16.05. 2 Subject 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