Water UK

Exclusion of care and nursing homes from the water charges exemptions scheme

15/12/04

Rob Gibson: To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the exclusion of care and nursing homes from the water charges exemptions scheme will have on the pace of closure of care and nursing homes.

Rhona Brankin: None. We will invest an additional £37 million in 2006-07 and £57 million the following year to increase care home fees and reward those who provide the best quality care home services. This takes the total amount of additional funding for the care home sector to £234 million since 2001.
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