Statistics of Children Supported by the Local Authority

1. The total number of children under the care of Devon County Council for each fiscal year from April 2019 to the most recent available.

2019/20 1064
2020/21 1106
2021/22 1079
2022/23 1191
2023/24 1217

2. The total number of families receiving support (assistance offered to families with vulnerable children e.g a social worker, financial support, family support workers, etc.) from Devon County Council for each fiscal year from April 2019 to the most recent available.

2019/20 2770
2020/21 3030
2021/22 3829
2022/23 4192
2023/24 4191

3. The annual cost to the taxpayer for providing care to children under the care of the council for each fiscal year from April 2019 to the most recent available.

2019/20 £41,870,675
2020/21 £43,914,972
2021/22 £54,388,797
2022/23 £64,697,704
2023/24 £73,491,712

4. The annual cost to the taxpayer for providing support to families receiving assistance from the local authority for each fiscal year from April 2019 to the most recent available.

Devon County Council does not hold this information as we do not report or hold data in that way.