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Data Provider: Welsh Government Accredited Official Statistics Social services revenue outturn expenditure by client group (£ thousand)
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[Collapse]Total social services1,820,9741,920,7522,032,2302,291,2272,422,5462,610,7912,847,244
Total social services[Collapse]Total children's and families' services[Expand]CF - Children's Centres/Flying Start and Early Years99,858114,749129,162140,494147,783160,596151,598
[Expand]CF - Children's services - commissioning and social work.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
[Expand]CF - Partnership costs.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
[Expand]CF - Central commissioning function.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
[Expand]CF - Children's and young peoples plan.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
[Expand]CF - Complaints procedures.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
[Expand]CF - Strategic management.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
[Expand]CF - Total children looked after services284,016310,578333,300354,248373,193475,772554,743
[Expand]CF - Total family support services60,58664,09673,31481,08692,671103,574105,854
[Expand]CF - Total youth justice services19,73620,37521,27722,94223,12922,33621,312
[Expand]CF - Total asylum seekers children's services2,4623,0603,7543,7944,40924,39411,660
[Expand]CF - Total other children's and families' services11,46312,48911,36612,49814,15413,87814,742
[Expand]CF - Safeguarding children and young people's services123,078122,473132,225142,557152,336164,285179,754
[Expand]CF - Service strategy - children's social services.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
[Expand]CF - Total children's and young people's safety.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
[Expand]CF - Total services for young people11,93711,25511,51414,58813,33418,14518,124
[Expand]COVID 19 - Children's and families' services.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable13,77827,793.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
[Collapse]Total older people (aged 65 and over)[Expand]OP - Assessment and care management64,59771,86672,58772,41378,78591,58198,915
[Expand]OP - Nursing placements79,05684,80283,30191,20596,189122,057150,307
[Expand]OP - Residential care placements183,277200,563214,365218,545230,056264,364286,810
[Expand]OP - Supported and other accommodation10,33013,19417,74919,81621,19920,13329,820
[Expand]OP - Direct payments18,07619,63222,19423,53925,43729,50630,642
[Expand]OP - Home care183,177187,018195,074215,287208,458227,758256,972
[Expand]OP - Day care15,31415,35415,11412,90113,32212,89015,588
[Expand]OP - Equipment and adaptations4,4375,5624,1345,8797,8848,7399,981
[Expand]OP - Meals2,8482,4572,4461,6951,6742,4272,395
[Expand]OP - Other services to older people24,75925,29326,80342,27150,15334,20130,379
[Expand]COVID 19 - Older people (aged 65 and over).The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable103,21197,436.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
[Collapse]Total social services for adults aged under 65[Expand]Total adults aged under 65 with a physical disability106,176102,481101,823105,063116,239126,942140,152
[Expand]Total adults aged under 65 with learning disabilities377,846392,958414,878420,549445,545510,001550,002
[Expand]Total adults aged under 65 with mental health needs85,60387,64686,14689,32997,971110,703114,455
[Expand]Total adults aged under 65 - other services43,58047,50554,11757,94460,64159,32966,775
[Expand]COVID 19 - Social services for adults aged under 65.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable19,98716,872.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
[Expand]Service strategy - adult services8,7625,3465,5915,6065,8837,1806,262
[Collapse]Total other social services[Expand]Total asylum seekers.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
[Expand]Total service strategy.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable

Metadata

Title

Revenue outturn expenditure: social services

Last update

October 2024 October 2024

Next update

October 2025

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Revenue outturn (RO) data collection, Welsh Government

Contact email

stats.finance@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local authorities

Geographical coverage

Local authorities

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

Weblinks

The associated statistical releases can be found via the links at the following webpage:
https://gov.wales/statistics-and-research?lang=en
A statistical quality report relating to all Local Government Finance statistical releases can be found at the following webpage:
https://gov.wales/local-government-finance-statistics-quality-report


General description

The Welsh Government conducts the revenue outturn survey. Data are available on net current expenditure for Wales by service category. The survey is conducted every summer with results available in October.

Data collection and calculation

The information presented here is collected via annual returns from Welsh Local Authorities.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

Data are shown for each financial year from 2001-02 onwards.

Keywords

Local Government Finance, social services revenue expenditure RO3

Statistical quality

See weblinks