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Social care for older people
— using data from the VFM profiles | | Corporate Author | Audit Commission |
| Publisher | Audit Commission, London, July 2013 |
| Pages | 17 pp |
| Source | Download: http://www.audit-commission.gov.uk/wp-content/uplo... |
| Keywords | Services ; Local Authority ; Performance ; Indicators ; England. |
| Annotation | The government is legislating to close the Audit Commission by the end of March 2015. Until then, the Commission will continue to make available its Value for Money (VFM) Profiles, which bring together data about the cost, performance and activity of local councils and fire authorities. This report presents facts, figures and graphs showing national trends and local variations in spending on social care for older people, on which the total spend in England in 2011/12 was £9.07 billion, supporting 1.05 million people. However, this amounts to an 8.5% reduction in overall spending and a 13% decrease per person aged 55+ since 2009/10. The report looks at how councils are continuing to find ways of reducing costs and improving efficiency in response to budget reductions. It notes changes to their legal responsibilities proposed in the Care Bill 2013/14. It also offers guidance on the use of VFM profiles (which may be accessed at http://profiles.audit-commission.gov.uk). It suggests some related information sources provided by other organisations. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-130809003 E |
| Classmark | I: PE: 5H: 3RI: 82 |
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