Direct payments for adults and children under health and social care 2022/2023
Case reference FOI2024/00660
Published 3 May 2024
Request
1. Could you please tell me the number of:
For clarification the date range required is from 1st January 2022 to 31st December 2023
a. Adults who are in receipt of direct payments who are under health and social care (18 - 85+)?
b. Children who are in receipt of direct payments who are under health and social care (17 and under)?
2. Could I please also ask for the date (date range) at which this data was last collected?
Response
1. Could you please tell me the number of:
For clarification the date range required is from 1st January 2022 to 31st December 2023
a. Adults who are in receipt of direct payments who are under health and social care (18 - 85+)?
Service users who are in receipt of direct payment at end of each month for the stipulated period Jan 2022/ Dec 2022:
Jan 2022 - 537
Feb 2022 - 535
Mar 2022 - 548
Apr 2022 - 543
May 2022 - 552
Jun 2022 - 558
Jul 2022 - 559
Aug 2022 - 558
Sep 2022 - 561
Oct 2022 - 551
Nov 2022 - 553
Dec 2022 - 557
Average Number of Service users for the period Jan 2022/ Dec 2022: 551
Service users who are in receipt of direct payment at end of each month for the stipulated period Jan 2023/ Dec 2023:
Jan 2023 - 548
Feb 2023 - 553
Mar 2023 - 553
Apr 2023 - 543
May 2023 - 552
Jun 2023 - 558
Jul 2023 - 559
Aug 2023 - 558
Sep 2023 - 561
Oct 2023 - 551
Nov 2023 - 553
Dec 2023 - 557
Average Number of Service users for the period Jan 2023/ Dec 2023: 554
b. Children who are in receipt of direct payments who are under health and social care (17 and under)?
Jan 2022 - 78
Feb 2022 - 81
Mar 2022 - 84
Apr 2022 - 86
May 2022 - 86
Jun 2022 - 90
Jul 2022 - 93
Aug 2022 - 93
Sep 2022 - 94
Oct 2022 - 101
Nov 2022 - 100
Dec 2022 - 94
2022 Average: 90
Jan 2023 - 98
Feb 2023 - 96
Mar 2023 - 108
Apr 2023 - 105
May 2023 - 112
Jun 2023 - 113
Jul 2023 - 120
Aug 2023 - 133
Sep 2023 - 136
Oct 2023 - 146
Nov 2023 - 146
Dec 2023 - 147
2023 Average: 122
2. Could I please also ask for the date (date range) at which this data was last collected?
The data is reported as at 16/04/2024 covering the date range period January 2022 to December 2023.
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