Self-Directed Support (Direct Payments), Scotland, 2012

Presents the latest figures on the number of people in Scotland who use Direct Payments to purchase and manage for themselves some or all of the social care and support services they need.


Annex Table 8: Value of Self-directed Support Packages (Direct Payments) by client group, 2001-2012

Value of Payments (£'000)
Client Group 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
People with dementia - - - - - - - - - £884 £1,419 £2,014
People with physical disabilities £1,850 £2,647 £4,224 £6,395 £9,672 £10,553 £14,299 £16,561 £17,879 £19,461 £23,136 £26,355
People with learning disabilities £140 £463 £903 £1,076 £2,394 £3,527 £5,029 £6,736 £7,636 £9,515 £13,079 £15,758
People with physical disabilities & learning disabilties - - - - - - - - - £1,628 £3,075 £2,873
People with mental health problems £0 £40 £60 £108 £367 £542 £831 £715 £617 £1,093 £1,486 £1,933
Frail older people - - - - - - - - - £5,152 £6,255 £7,541
Other £74 £70 £236 £759 £1,268 £3,240 £4,096 £3,792 £4,998 £1,593 £1,711 £2,916
Unknown client group - - - - - - - £974 £1,858 - - -
Total1 £2,064 £3,220 £5,422 £8,338 £13,701 £17,862 £24,255 £28,778 £32,988 £39,326 £50,160 £59,389

Source: Self-directed Support (Direct Payments) Survey, Scottish Government
Note1 The total value in 2010 excludes figures for Renfrewshire and so differs from the total value in Annex table 3 which includes an estimate for Renfrewshire
Note: 2007 and 2010 figures have been revised from previous publications.
Note: From 2010, client groups were revised and so figures for some client groups are not directly comparable to previous years, see background notes for further information.

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