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Written question asked by Stephen O'Brien (Conservative) on Thursday, 29 March 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 17 April 2007. It was answered by Ivan Lewis (Labour) on Tuesday, 17 April 2007 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Home Helps

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 12March 2007 to the hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire, Official Report, column 129W, on home helps, how many people received home help in the sample week in each year from 1997 to 2006; and how many hours were delivered in the sample week in 2006.
Answer

We are only able to provide information relating to the publicly funded home care. This information is included in the following table. This information was first collected in 2000. Data for 2006 are not yet available.

Estimated number¹ of clients receiving home help during a sample week in September, 2000 to 2005, England
Number of clients
2000 414,700
2001 395,500
2002 382,000
2003 373,700
2004 368,600
2005 367,700
¹ Rounded numbers
Notes:
1. The table contains estimates for missing data.
2. Clients receiving home care purchased with a direct payment are excluded.
Source:
HH1 return, table 3A

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
459 c583W; 131791
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Home helps
Link
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