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Written question asked by Alison Bennett (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 21 February 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 25 February 2025. It was answered by Stephen Kinnock (Labour) on Monday, 3 March 2025 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Carers: Finance

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on how much local authorities have spent on unpaid carers in each of the last five years.

Answer

The Department holds data on the number of unpaid carers over the age of 18 receiving direct support from local authorities (LAs) in England, and the cost of this support. Data is collected from LAs in the Short and Long Term data return and the Adult Social Care Finance Return, and published in the Adult Social Care Activity and Finance Report, which is available at the following link:

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/adult-social-care-activity-and-finance-report


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
32764
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Carers Finance Local government
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk