AQW 41814/22-27


Mr Danny Donnelly
Alliance Party
East Antrim


Tabled Date: 04/03/2026
Answered On Date: 06/04/2026
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the amount spent on the provision of social care for older people, in each of the last five years, broken down by (i) Health and Social Care Trust; and (ii) the element of care provided, including care package, nursing home placement, residential home placement or other.


Answer:
Table 1 below presents the total cost of personal social services for the Elderly Programme of Care broken down by HSC Trust for the last five years:
Trust
2020/21
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
2024/25
£’m
£’m
£’m
£’m
£’m
Belfast HSCT
164.1
169.2
192.0
218.7
233.8
Northern HSCT
197.3
203.4
221.1
252.1
275.1
South Eastern HSCT
143.9
148.4
176.9
199.9
219.2
Southern HSCT
138.5
142.8
154.6
179.8
183.8
Western HSCT
122.3
126.1
135.4
147.9
159.3
Grand Total
766.1
789.9
880.0
998.5
1,071.3
Table 1: Costs of Elderly Personal Social Services by Trust 2020/21 – 2024/25
Table 2 below presents the total cost of personal social services for the Elderly Programme of Care broken down by Nursing Homes, Residential Homes, Homecare Packages and Other, for the last five years:
Category
2020/21
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
2024/25
£’m
£’m
£’m
£’m
£’m
Home Care
230.0
237.2
290.5
313.8
335.1
Nursing Home Packages
277.4
286.0
290.8
359.3
410.0
Other Personal Social Services
155.9
160.8
197.3
197.9
188.3
Residential Care Packages
102.8
106.0
101.4
127.6
138.0
Grand Total
766.1
789.9
880.0
998.5
1,071.3
Table 2: Costs of Elderly Personal Social Services by Service 2020/21 – 2024/25
Note: figures may not add due to rounding