Freedom of information response
Adults with Disabilities in Residential Social Care and Supported Living Settings
1. What is the total amount your local authority spends on supporting adults with disabilities in residential social care and supported living settings in (a) 2019-20 (b) 2020-21 (c) 2021-22 (d) 2022-23 and (e) 2023-24? Please provide these figures for the financial year and exclude care homes for the elderly in your response. If this specific level of detail is not possible, please provide the spending for adults in residential social care and supported living settings aged 18-64.
2. Please provide a breakdown of the annual cost for each provider, and whether they are private or local-authority run. If this is not possible, please provide the value of the top 3 most expensive contracts with private providers.
3. Please provide a snapshot of the number of adults with disabilities that are being or have been cared for in privately-run residential or supported living accommodation (or as per (1), adults in residential social care and supported living settings aged 18-64) on (a) 31 March 2020 (b) 31 March 2021 (c) 31 March 2022 (d) 31 March 2023 and (e) 31 March 2024?
If providing this information within the allowed timeframe is not possible, please prioritise the questions in order of importance as written 1-3.
1. What is the total amount your local authority spends on supporting adults with disabilities in residential social care and supported living settings in (a) 2019-20 (b) 2020-21 (c) 2021-22 (d) 2022-23 and (e) 2023-24? Please provide these figures for the financial year and exclude care homes for the elderly in your response. If this specific level of detail is not possible, please provide the spending for adults in residential social care and supported living settings aged 18-64.
This is the answer to Q1 from Finance
Answer: spending for adults in residential social care and supported living settings aged 18-64 for 2019-20 (b) 2020-21 (c) 2021-22 (d) 2022-23 and (e) 2023-24
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2023/24 |
2022/23 |
2021/22 |
2020/21 |
2019/20 |
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Adults in Residential Social Care |
8,892,681 |
8,370,139 |
7,961,121 |
8,348,012 |
7,416,541 |
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Supported Living settings aged 18-64 |
4,074,850 |
4,166,079 |
3,680,790 |
3,401,531 |
2,667,429 |
2. Please provide a breakdown of the annual cost for each provider, and whether they are private or local-authority run. If this is not possible, please provide the value of the top 3 most expensive contracts with private providers.
In issuing our response the council have applied S12 of the Freedom of Information Act. This means that the council does not have to comply with your request if the cost of doing so exceeds the ‘appropriate limit’, which for local authorities is 18 hours.
5 years x 700 records x 5 minutes per case to review divided by 60 minutes = 292 hours
3. Please provide a snapshot of the number of adults with disabilities that are being or have been cared for in privately-run residential or supported living accommodation (or as per (1), adults in residential social care and supported living settings aged 18-64) on (a) 31 March 2020 (b) 31 March 2021 (c) 31 March 2022 (d) 31 March 2023 and (e) 31 March 2024?
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2023/24 |
2022/23 |
2021/22 |
2020/21 |
2019/20 |
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Adults in Residential Social Care 18 -64 |
149 |
130 |
190 |
113 |
119 |
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Supported Living settings aged 18-64 |
161 |
160 |
182 |
146 |
140 |
In issuing our response the council have applied S12 of the Freedom of Information Act.
This means that the council does not have to comply with your request if the cost of doing so exceeds the ‘appropriate limit’, which for local authorities is 18 hours. This applies to the time taken spent locating and collating the requested information.