Sustainable Social Services for Wales: A Framework for Action
Social services are at the heart of Welsh public life. They support 150,000 young, old, and disabled people every year to achieve their potential and help make them safe. Many of these services are delivered in partnership with others, with housing, health or education services. There were 44,000 referrals concerning children and young people and 88,000 assessments of need for adults last year. 12 million hours of home care were delivered. Social services look after over 5,000 children, just over 4,000 of whom are in foster care.
The net expenditure on social services and social care is about £1.4 billion, with services being delivered by just under 70,000 people. There are around 1,800 regulated care settings. Whilst most social care in Wales is provided by private and independent organisations it is, on the whole, funded through the public purse and aims to meet public needs. It is a public service for Wales and we expect it to be based on our Welsh public services values.
Published : 31st December 2011
Publisher : Welsh Assembly Government [ More From This Publisher ]
Rights : Welsh Assembly Government
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