Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the annual spend of local authorities in England is devoted to funding social care.

The Revenue Outturn statistics for 2020-21 published (attached) on 27 January 2022 https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing-england-2020-to-2021-final-outturn, show that expenditure by local authorities on social care was £31.6 billion. This includes expenditure that has been funded by NHS transfers to local government, notably £2.4 billion from the Better Care Fund. This is equivalent to 28% of the sum of total revenue expenditure and Better Care Fund transfers in 2020-21.