Lord Turnberg – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Turnberg on 2015-11-23.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of the UK’s GDP was spent on social care in each year between 1999 and 2015.
Lord Prior of Brampton
Expenditure on adult social care in England as a proportion of gross domestic product (GDP) is detailed in the table below. Expenditure data for the rest of the United Kingdom is not available.
|
Financial Year |
UK GDP (£ billions) |
England adult social care (£ billions) |
Proportion of UK GDP on England’s adult social care |
|
1999-2000 |
980 |
8.50 |
0.87% |
|
2000-01 |
1,040 |
9.05 |
0.87% |
|
2001-02 |
1,080 |
9.48 |
0.88% |
|
2002-03 |
1,140 |
10.30 |
0.90% |
|
2003-04 |
1,210 |
11.51 |
0.95% |
|
2004-05 |
1,270 |
12.62 |
0.99% |
|
2005-06 |
1,350 |
13.46 |
1.00% |
|
2006-07 |
1,430 |
13.98 |
0.98% |
|
2007-08 |
1,500 |
14.33 |
0.96% |
|
2008-09 |
1,500 |
15.08 |
1.01% |
|
2009-10 |
1,500 |
15.72 |
1.05% |
|
2010-11 |
1,570 |
16.06 |
1.02% |
|
2011-12 |
1,630 |
15.55 |
0.95% |
|
2012-13 |
1,680 |
15.35 |
0.91% |
|
2013-14 |
1,760 |
15.51 |
0.88% |
|
2014-15 |
1,830 |
15.51 |
0.85% |
2014-15 is the last year we have outturn data for spend on adult social care.
The cash terms figures and comparisons to GDP for gross spend on children and young people’s services in England, calculated from the Department for Education section 251 data returns are set out in the table below. Expenditure data for the rest of the UK is not available.
|
Financial Year |
UK GDP (£ billions) |
England children’s social care (£ billions) |
Proportion of UK GDP on England’s children’s social care |
|
2010-11 |
1,570 |
9.26 |
0.59% |
|
2011-12 |
1,630 |
8.65 |
0.53% |
|
2012-13 |
1,680 |
8.88 |
0.53% |
|
2013-14 |
1,760 |
8.99 |
0.51% |
2010-11 was the first time that national level income and expenditure data were presented in the form of a statistical release. To derive comparable figures for previous years would incur disproportionate cost.
