Written question asked by Iris Robinson (Democratic Unionist Party) on Wednesday, 1 December 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 8 December 2004. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Basildon (Labour) on Wednesday, 8 December 2004 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Northern Ireland Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many individuals have received home help services in each of the last 10 years. - Inc table.

Answer: Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many individuals have received home help services in each of the last 10 years. [202608] Angela Smith: The number of individuals in receipt of home help services in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years is shown in the following table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Persons in receipt of home help 2004 26,408 2003 26,339 2002 26,948 2001 28,182 2000 27,844 1999 28,115 1998 28,016 1997 28,646 1996 30,347 1995 29,430 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: The figures refer to the position at 31 March each year. Figures for 2004 are provisional and may be subject to change. The data include persons in receipt of home care as well as home help, as the service provided by the Trusts normally includes both components. Persons who receive home help/home care as part of an intensive domiciliary care package are excluded from the figures. This information is published each year in Community Statistics, which is available in the Northern Ireland Assembly Library and also on the DHSSPS website.

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