1) How many adults received long term support from the council in (a) 2015/16 (b) 2016/17 (c) 2017/18 and (d) 2018/19?
We can confirm the following numbers of adults receiving long term support:-
| Year | 18-64 | 65+ | Total |
| 2015/16 | 5,288 | 10,847 | 16,135 |
| 2016/17 | 4,813 (24) | 9,875 (951) | 14,688 |
| 2017/18 | 4,217 (25) | 9,293 (775) | 13,510 |
| 2018/19 | 4,555 (38)* | 8,554 (734)* | 13,109* |
*Please note that the 2018/19 figures have not yet been released (due October 2019), so are still preliminary. The figures that are published are rounded to the nearest 5, so may vary from the actual counts shown above.
2) How many adults receiving long term support were ‘full cost clients’ in (a) 2015/16 (b) 2016/17 (c) 2017/18 and (d) 2018/19?
The numbers of ‘full cost’ clients are provided in brackets in the above table.
3) How many adults receiving long term support made a contribution towards the cost of their care in (a) 2015/16 (b) 2016/17 (c) 2017/18 and (d) 2018/19? By contribution, I mean charges made under Section 14 of the Care Act following a financial assessment.
| Year | Total | Contribution 18-64 | Contribution 65+ |
| 2015/16 | 16,135 | 437 | 4,401 |
| 2016/17 | 14,688 | 374 | 4,446 |
| 2017/18 | 13,510 | 424 | 4,082 |
| 2018/19 | 13,109* | 300* | 2,710* |
4) How much, in total, did the council receive in contributions for the cost of adult social care from service users in (a) 2015/16 (b) 2016/17 (c) 2017/18 and (d) 2018/19?
For both questions 3 and 4, if possible please disregard full cost clients, where the local authority is making no contribution towards the cost of their care. If possible, please provide answers to all questions broken down by adults aged 18-64 and adults aged over 65.”
| Age Group | |||
| 18-64 | 65+ | Total | |
| Financial Year | £000 | £000 | £000 |
| 2016/17 | 4,197 | 43,897 | 48,094 |
| 2017/18 | 5,088 | 43,669 | 48,757 |
| 2018/19 | 5,270 | 43,863 | 49,133 |
We are unable to distinguish full cost self-funders so their income is included in the above figures.