§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the definition of intensive home help is; and how many people have been receiving intensive home help in each year since 1994. [86291]
§ Jacqui SmithFrom 1999 intensive home care/home help is defined as six or more visits with more than 10 contact hours per household per week. Prior to this the definition was six or more visits with five or more contact hours.
The information centrally available is on households, not individuals. The number of households receiving intensive home help/home care in a typical week in September is shown for England in the table for both 165W definitions. Data for the current definition is available only from 1998 to 2001. Data for 2002 is not yet available.
Number of households receiving intensive home help/home care, 1994 to 2000. England, survey week during September rounded numbers Year 6 or more visits and 5 or more contact hours 6 or more visits and more than 10 contact hours 1994 74,760 — 1995 94,100 — 1996 107,910 — 1997 112,940 — 1998 133,840 58,140 1999 138,530 63,070 2000 143,450 72,100 2001 156,010 76,400 Source:
HH1 form