1) In the financial year 2022/23 and 2023/24 how much was paid by Direct Payment to social care clients?
| 2022/23 | 2023/24 | |
| Children’s Social Care | £4,911,912 | £4,370,538 |
| Adult’s Social Care | £32,896,000 | £34,767,000 |
| Total | £37,807,912 | £39,137,538 |
2) How much of the financial year 2022/23 and 2023/24 Direct Payments was recovered due to fraud, error, misuse of funds or overpayment?
We do not distinguish between recovery of surplus balances, (equivalent to 8 weeks unused funds) and recovery of funds due to fraud, error, misuse of funds or overpayment. There is no way to separate out the types of recovery, therefore this information is not held by Devon County Council.