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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 5: Age profile of clients who receive Self-directed Support (Direct Payment) packages, 2001-2012
| Number of clients | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age Group | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| aged under 65 | 192 | 240 | 393 | 606 | 1,010 | 1,345 | 1,669 | 1,937 | 2,145 | 2,488 | 2,957 | 3,386 |
| aged 65+ | 15 | 52 | 141 | 306 | 428 | 484 | 550 | 653 | 859 | 1,190 | 1,435 | 1,663 |
| Unknown age | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 13 | - | - | - |
| Total | 207 | 292 | 534 | 912 | 1,438 | 1,829 | 2,233 | 2,605 | 3,017 | 3,678 | 4,392 | 5,049 |
Source: Self-directed Support (Direct Payments) Survey, Scottish Government
Note: 2007 and 2010 figures have been revised from previous publications.
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