To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assistance in respect of elderly people's homes his Department will be giving to Nottinghamshire county council arising from the visit of Councillor Joan Taylor to the Minister on 11 December.
Decisions on the use of resources available to social services authorities are a matter for local determination.It was announced this week that Nottinghamshire is being given on annual capital guideline for personal social services of £2·03 million for 1991–92, which represents an increase of £0·514 million, or 34 per cent., over 1990–91.
| £million | ||||||||||||
| Prices | 1979–80 | 1980–81 | 1981–82 | 1982–83 | 1983–84 | 1984–85 | 1985–86 | 1986–87 | 1987–88 | 1988–89 | 1989–90 | 1990–91 |
| Income Support/Supplementary Benefit | ||||||||||||
| Current | 2,436 | 3,172 | 4,840 | 6,261 | 5,591 | 6,471 | 7,446 | 7,967 | 7,956 | 7,582 | 7,585 | 8,461 |
| 1990–91 | 5,276 | 5,805 | 8,078 | 9,757 | 8,328 | 9,172 | 10,009 | 10,356 | 9,807 | 8,710 | 8,192 | 8,461 |
| Housing Benefit | ||||||||||||
| Current | 278 | 365 | 562 | 1,003 | 2,516 | 4,001 | 4,459 | 4,869 | 5,150 | 4,936 | 5,154 | 1,777 |
| 1990–91 | 602 | 668 | 938 | 1,563 | 3,748 | 5,671 | 5,994 | 6,329 | 6,348 | 5,671 | 5,566 | 1,777 |
| Family Credit/Family Income Supplement | ||||||||||||
| Current | 27 | 42 | 66 | 94 | 123 | 126 | 130 | 161 | 180 | 394 | 435 | 466 |
| 1990–91 | 58 | 77 | 110 | 146 | 183 | 179 | 175 | 209 | 222 | 453 | 470 | 466 |
| Community Charge Benefit | ||||||||||||
| Current | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 214 | 2,250 |
| 1990–91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 231 | 2,250 |
Note:
From 1990–91, central government support for rent rebate appears in the DOE and Welsh Office programmes, as rent rebate subsidy in England and Wales will be paid from local authorities housing revenue accounts.
The amounts for 1990–91 are:—
Rent rebates (England) £2,238 million.
Rent rebates (Wales) £158 million.