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Record Ref : FOI 11381
Date Received : 01/05/2025
Date Completed : 28/05/2025
Organisation : Taxpayers Alliance
Application Type : Company
Category : Expenditure, Budgets and Income
Question
Re: Relating to the amount that your council has spent on adult social care.
Please provide, for each financial year from 2014-15 to 2024-25 inclusive, broken down by year, the gross expenditure that your council has spent on:
1. Adult Social Care, defined as services provided or commissioned by the council to support adults (typically aged 18 and over) who have physical or learning disabilities, mental health needs, or age-related conditions. This includes residential care, nursing care, domiciliary (home) care, day care services, personal budgets/direct payments, and assessment and care management costs.
2. Please provide, for the respective years, the gross expenditure on Adult Social Care broken down by category, including but not limited to:
• Residential and Nursing Care- Care homes for older people and adults with disabilities.
• Domiciliary (Home) Care- Care provided in people's own homes (e.g., help with washing, dressing, meals).
• Day Care Services- Day centres offering social activities, therapies, or respite for carers.
• Supported Living- Housing with support for people with learning disabilities, mental health issues, etc.
• Direct Payments/Personal Budgets- Money given directly to individuals to arrange their own care.
• Assessment and Care Management- Costs related to social work teams assessing needs and arranging support.
• Community-Based Support and Prevention- Services to help people stay independent (e.g., reablement services, advocacy, befriending).
• Safeguarding Services- Protecting vulnerable adults from abuse or neglect.
• Other Specialist Services- Mental health support, substance misuse support, sensory support (e.g., for deaf or blind adults).
3. The total amount in the respective years received from central government to fulfil these obligations.
4. Total council expenditure from 2014-15 to 2024-25 inclusive, broken down by year.
If your council has undergone a merger, restructuring, or reorganisation during this period, please provide the relevant data for any previous council(s) that now form part of your authority.
Answer
Re: Relating to the amount that your council has spent on adult social care.
Please provide, for each financial year from 2014-15 to 2024-25 inclusive, broken down by year, the gross expenditure that your council has spent on:
1. Adult Social Care, defined as services provided or commissioned by the council to support adults (typically aged 18 and over) who have physical or learning disabilities, mental health needs, or age-related conditions. This includes residential care, nursing care, domiciliary (home) care, day care services, personal budgets/direct payments, and assessment and care management costs.
2018-19 – 12,996.746
2019-20 – 11,413.445
2020-21 – 12,531.990
2021-22 – 13,878.488
2022-23 – 12,995.098
2023-24 – 14,636.233
2024-25 – not yet available
2. Please provide, for the respective years, the gross expenditure on Adult Social Care broken down by category, including but not limited to:
• Residential and Nursing Care- Care homes for older people and adults with disabilities.
2018-19 – 10,905.052
2019-20 – 11,243.545
2020-21 – 10,417.705
2021-22 – 11,285.037
2022-23 – 13,410.162
2023-24 – 15,102.536
2024-25 – not yet available
• Domiciliary (Home) Care- Care provided in people's own homes (e.g., help with washing, dressing, meals).
2018-19 – 3,866.078
2019-20 – 4,166.834
2020-21 – 4,204.625
2021-22 – 4,589.952
2022-23 – 5,378.695
2023-24 – 6,044.377
2024-25 – not yet available
• Day Care Services- Day centres offering social activities, therapies, or respite for carers.
2018-19 – 1,706.136
2019-20 – 1,800.388
2020-21 – 1,517.555
2021-22 – 1,559.435
2022-23 – 1,746.855
2023-24 – 1,864.043
2024-25 – not yet available
• Supported Living- Housing with support for people with learning disabilities, mental health issues, etc.
2018-19 – 3,861.547
2019-20 – 3,781.757
2020-21 – 4,004.550
2021-22 – 4,220.531
2022-23 – 4,385.539
2023-24 – 4,869.110
2024-25 – not yet available
• Direct Payments/Personal Budgets- Money given directly to individuals to arrange their own care.
2018-19 – 1,734.571
2019-20 – 1,719.575
2020-21 – 2,073.621
2021-22 – 2,248.474
2022-23 – 2,198.645
2023-24 – 2,389.353
2024-25 – not yet available
• Assessment and Care Management- Costs related to social work teams assessing needs and arranging support.
2018-19 – 1,327.877
2019-20 – 1,327.678
2020-21 – 1,347.802
2021-22 – 1,540.293
2022-23 – 1,899.897
2023-24 – 1,970.998
2024-25 – not yet available
• Community-Based Support and Prevention- Services to help people stay independent (e.g., reablement services, advocacy, befriending).
Information not held
• Safeguarding Services- Protecting vulnerable adults from abuse or neglect.
2018-19 – 230.00
2019-20 – 241.50
2020-21 – 246.00
2021-22 – 278.00
2022-23 – 256.50
2023-24 – 260.50
2024-25 – not yet finalised
• Other Specialist Services- Mental health support, substance misuse support, sensory support (e.g., for deaf or blind adults).
Information not held
3. The total amount in the respective years received from central government to fulfil these obligations.
2018-19 – 23,177.935
2019-20 – 22,281.469
2020-21 – 23,839.889
2021-22 – 22,976.000
2022-23 – 28,082.011
2023-24 – 30,721.921
2024-25 – 32,150.997
4. Total council expenditure from 2014-15 to 2024-25 inclusive, broken down by year.
Council Outturn before any contributions or recharges:
2018-19 – 121,008.00
2019-20 – 122,094.00
2020-21 – 122,717.00
2021-22 – 127,362.00
2022-23 – 140,361.00
2023-24 – 155,822.00
2024-25 – not yet finalised