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Written question asked by Robert Buckland (Conservative) on Monday, 20 May 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 22 May 2024. It was answered by Helen Whately (Conservative) on Friday, 24 May 2024 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Social Services: Finance

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an estimate of the number and proportion of working-aged adults that receive adult social care that are (a) self-funded and (b) funded by their (i) local authority and (ii) Integrated Care Board.

Answer

Data from the adult social care short and long-term collection shows that, as of 31 March 2023, 258,940 people aged 18 to 64 years old were receiving long-term support commissioned via, although not necessarily funded by, their local authority. The Department does not hold data centrally on working age adults who are self-funded, or on integrated care board funded care for working age adults.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
27033
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Finance Local government Social services Integrated care boards
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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