Average annual change in the number of adults receiving long-term care, by age group, 2003/04−2023/24

Source: Institute for Government analysis of NHS Digital, 'Adult Social Care Activity and Finance Report' ('Appendix D: User numbers time series' table), 2023/24.Notes: This chart shows data for England and for publicly funded care only. The data relates to the number of people receiving care at the end of the financial year. There was a change in the methodology for collecting data in 2014/15, though the NHS has attempted to make the time series as comparable as possible.Get the data Download image
creative commons