Social Care Expenditure, 2003-04 to 2013-14

24 Mar 2015 11:38 AM

An Official Statistics Publication for Scotland.

Scotland's Chief Statistician today published “Expenditure on Adult Social Care Services, Scotland, 2003-04 to 2013-14”. This publication provides detailed analysis of expenditure on adult Social Care services in Scotland over the decade prior to Health & Social Care integration.

Key points:

• Just under £3 billion was spent on adult Social Care services in Scotland in 2013-14.
• Over the period 2003-04 to 2013-14, expenditure on adult Social Care services has increased by 50% in cash terms, by 18% in real terms and by 9% in real terms per-capita of the adult population.
• The proportion of expenditure that is on community-based, rather than accommodation-based, adult Social Care services has increased from 46% in 2006-07 to 51% in 2013-14.

Notes To Editors

The full statistical publication can be accessed here.

Further information on Scottish Health and Community Care statistics can be accessed here.

Official statistics are produced by professionally independent statistical staff – more information on the standards of official statistics in Scotland can be accessed here.