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Preserved Rights Residents

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 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)PercentageNumber (thousand)PercentageNumber (thousand)Percentage
All cases103.7100.059.3100.035.1100.0
Fees equal to or below IS57.857.138.656.319.254.6
Fees above IS45.944.330.043.715.945.4
of which above IS by:
£0.01 to £14.44(4)16.415.88.111.98.323.6
£14.45-£20.003.53.42.23.21.33.6
£20.01-£30.004.34.12.74.01.64.4
£30.01-£40.004.03.92.73.91.33.7
£40.01-£50.002.22.11.42.10.72.1
£50.01-£60.001.61.61.11.60.51.4
£60.01-£70.001.41.31.01.4(5)0.4(5)1.1
£70.01 and over12.612.110.715.61.95.4
of which:
£70.01-£80.001.41.31.11.7(5)0.2(5)0.6
£80.01-£90.000.70.70.50.8(5)0.2(5)0.6
£90.01-£100.001.00.90.71.1(5)0.2(5)0.6
£100.01-£110.000.70.70.50.8(5)0.2(5)0.5
£110.01-£120.000.60.60.60.8(5)0.1(5)0.2
£120.01 and over8.27.97.210.51.02.9

(4) Below the personal expenses allowance of £14.45

(5) Are 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.


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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)PercentageNumber (thousand)PercentageNumber (thousand)Percentage
All cases86.3100.058.3100.026.9100.0
Fees equal to or below IS49.256.133.456.315.858.8
Fees above IS37.042.925.943.711.141.2
of which above IS by:
£0.01 to £14.74(6)11.613.56.611.25.018.6
£14.75-£20.002.83.31.72.81.14.2
£20.01-£30.003.84.42.33.91.45.3
£30.01-£40.002.73.12.03.40.62.4
£40.01-£50.001.92.21.42.30.62.1
£50.01-£60.001.21.40.81.3(7)0.4(7)1.5
£60.01-£70.001.31.50.91.6(7)0.3(7)1.3
£70.01 and over11.713.610.217.11.55.7
of which:
£70.01-£80.001.01.10.81.4(7)0.1(7)0.5
£80.01-£90.001.11.30.91.6(7)0.2(7)0.7
£90.01-£100.000.70.80.61.0(7)0.1(7)0.3
£100.01-£110.00(7)0.4(7)0.4(7)0.3(7)0.5(8)(8)
£110.01-£120.000.60.70.50.8(8)0.1(8)0.5
£120.01 and over7.99.27.011.80.93.5

(6) Below the personal expenses allowance of £14.75

(7) Are subject to a high degree of sampling error and should be used as a rough guide to the current situation only

(8) Denotes 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)PercentageNumber (thousand)PercentageNumber (thousand)Percentage
All cases74.3100.052.7100.021.6100.0
Fees equal to or below IS40.254.127.652.412.658.4
Fees above IS34.145.925.147.69.041.6
of which above IS by:
£0.01 to £15.44(9)11.115.07.013.24.219.3
£15.45-£20.002.12.91.12.01.04.8
£20.01-£30.002.94.02.03.90.94.2
£30.01-£40.002.43.22.03.8(10)0.3(10)1.6
£40.01-£50.001.41.90.91.8(10)0.5(10)2.2
£50.01-£60.001.21.61.01.8(10)0.2(10)0.9
£60.01-£70.001.21.60.91.7(10)0.3(10)1.5
£70.01 and over11.815.810.219.41.57.1
of which:
£70.01-£80.000.91.20.71.3(10)0.2(10)0.7
£80.01-£90.001.11.50.91.8(10)0.2(10)0.7
£90.01-£100.000.60.80.51.0(10)0.1(10)0.4
£100.01-£110.00(10)0.5(10)0.6(10)0.4(10)0.7(10)0.7(10)0.4
£110.01-£120.000.50.7(10)0.4(10)0.8(10)0.1(10)0.6
£120.01 and over8.211.17.313.80.94.3

(9) Below the personal expenses allowance of £15.45

(10) Are 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.


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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

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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.

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)PercentageNumber (Thousand)PercentageNumber (Thousand)Percentage
All cases65.1100.047.610017.4100
Fees equal to or below IS35.254.124.852.110.459.4
Fees above IS29.945.922.847.97.140.6
Of which above IS by:
£0.01 to £16.04(11)8.312.75.110.83.118.0
£16.05 to £20.001.82.81.43.0(12)0.4(12)2.3
£20.01 to £30.002.64.11.93.90.84.5
£30.01 to £40.002.13.21.63.4(12)0.5(12)2.6
£40.01 to £50.001.21.90.81.7(12)0.4(12)2.5
£50.01 to £60.001.11.70.91.9(12)0.2(12)0.9
£60.01 to £70.001.01.50.81.6(12)0.2(12)1.3
£70.01 to £80.001.11.70.91.8(12)0.2(12)1.3
£80.01 to £90.000.71.10.61.3(12)0.1(12)0.6
£90.01 to £100.000.50.8(12)0.4(12)0.8(12)0.1(12)0.6
£100.01 to £110.000.60.90.51.0(12)0.1(12)0.6
£110.01 to £120.00(12)0.5(12)0.7(12)0.3(12)0.7(12)0.1(12)0.7
£120.01 and over8.413.07.616.00.84.8

(11) Below the personal expenses allowance of £16.05.

(12) 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


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