Further to the answer to question S2W-2517 by Mr Tom McCabe on 24 September 2003, how many care homes residents are in receipt of the perso…

The information requested isnot held centrally in the exact form requested. However the number of care homeresidents supported wholly or mainly by local authorities as at March 2002,plus those supported by the Department for Work and Pensions under the preservedright rate of Income Support, provides the best estimate of those who wouldhave retained at least the personal expenses allowance at that time. Thesefigures are shown in the table:
Financial Support ofResidents in Care Homes1 for Older People, 2002
Local Authority Area Where Care Home is Situated
| Number of Residents Supported by Local Authority2 or DWP

Aberdeen City
| 1,085

Aberdeenshire
| 1,210

Angus
| 627

Argyll and Bute
| 497

Clackmannanshire
| 184

Dumfries and Galloway
| 774

Dundee City
| 766

East Ayrshire
| 688

East Dunbartonshire
| 328

East Lothian
| 510

East Renfrewshire
| 427

Edinburgh, City of
| 1,719

Eilean Siar
| 196

Falkirk
| 605

Fife
| 1,590

Glasgow City
| 3,243

Highland
| 1,329

Inverclyde
| 395

Midlothian
| 427

Moray
| 316

North Ayrshire
| 796

North Lanarkshire
| 1,387

Orkney Islands
| 77

Perth and Kinross
| 827

Renfrewshire
| 851

Scottish Borders
| 671

Shetland Islands
| 90

South Ayrshire
| 576

South Lanarkshire
| 1,704

Stirling
| 490

West Dunbartonshire
| 446

West Lothian
| 683

Scotland
| 25,514

Sources: Residential Care Homes Census- SEHD: Community Care Statistics.
Nursing Homes Census– ISD: National Health Service for Scotland.
Notes:
1. Care homes includesformer residential care homes and nursing homes.
2. Includes residents whowere supported wholly or mainly by local authority or DWP under the preservedright rate of income support.
3. The figures relate tolong stay residents only.