Homecare Association Report on deficit   October 2021

A new report from the Homecare Association details the findings of enquiries, made under freedom of information legislation, to 340 public organisations which purchase homecare across the United Kingdom.

It showed that, since 2020, the number of hours of homecare purchased by public sector organisations has risen by 11% in the United Kingdom overall - 16% in Wales, 12% in Scotland, 11% in Northern Ireland and 10% in England.

Average hourly fee rates for homecare were as follows: 

£18.66 (England, £18.54 – councils; £19.54 – CCGs)); £19.30 (Wales, £19.33 – councils; £19.06 – health boards)); £18.62 (Scotland); and £15.76 (Northern Ireland).

Only 1 in 8 (13%) of public organisations that provided figures were paying an average price at, or above, the Homecare Association’s Minimum Price for Homecare of £21.43 per hour.

A more detailed breakdown can be found at: https://www.homecareassociation.org.uk/resource/homecare-deficit-report-2021-launched-by-the-homecare-association.html