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Mr. Clemitson
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the most recent available figures for the average cost of providing care for a mentally handicapped person in (a) a National Health Service hospital and (b) a special unit or hostel within the community.
Dr. Owen
The average cost of providing care for a mentally handicapped person as an in-patient in an NHS hospital in 1973–74 was £1,755 a year Information is available only for local authority residential accommodation. In 1973–74 the average cost was £950 a year, excluding debt charges.