Written question asked by Sandra Gidley (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 11 March 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 March 2004. It was answered by Stephen Ladyman (Labour) on Thursday, 18 March 2004 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been receiving publicly funded intensive home care or home help in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. - Inc table.

Answer: Sandra Gidley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have been receiving publicly funded intensive home care or home help in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. [161925] Dr. Ladyman: The table shows the number of households receiving publicly funded intensive home care in England for the years 1997 to 2002. Information on the number of people receiving intensive home care and home help is not centrally available. Number of households receiving intensive home care in England, 1997 to 2002 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Rounded numbers Households receiving intensive1,2 home care 19973 -- 19984 60,670 19994 68,675 2000 72,290 2001 77,410 2002 81,440 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1 Intensive home care is defined as more than 10 contact hours and 6 or more visits. 2 Households receiving intensive home care purchased with a direct payment are excluded. 3 Comparable data not available in 1997 4 Excludes households receiving home care from more than one sector, which in total is an intensive package. Source: KS1

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