AQW 48891/22-27

Ms Connie Egan
Alliance Party
North Down

Tabled Date: 17/06/2026
Answered On Date: 01/07/2026
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of people in North Down who have received home care provision, in each of the last five years.

Answer:

My Department contacted the South Eastern HSC Trust, they are unable to provide data for years 2024-2026 due to the move to the encompass reporting system and ongoing data validation work. Data available for 2022 and 2023 is below:

Year	North Down – Nos. in receipt of a care package
2022	1331
2023	1359

Service user count includes all programmes of care and both Independent Sector & Statutory Sector packages. This excludes service users with a Direct Payment Package and service users under the Adult Disability programme of care with a package within a supported living scheme.