Re: spending on residential adult social care (excluding elderly care)
Could you please provide the following information:
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.
I wish to be informed in writing whether you have such information and, if so, I seek the disclosure of that information. If the information is covered by any exemptions, please disclose such information as is not covered by the exemptions. Where possible, please provide the information in a CSV or spreadsheet format.