Statistics

  • Transforming Social Care Data in Scotland

    18th February 2026 by

    Scotland’s social care system is undergoing a significant transformation in how data is collected, shared and used to improve outcomes for people using and delivering services in Scotland. At the heart of this change is the Social Care Data Intelligence Programme Board (SCDIPB), consisting of representatives from across the social care sector who are leading…

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  • Who gets Free Personal Care in Scotland and what does it cost?

    31st August 2017 by

    This week we published the latest statistics on Free Personal Care describing the number of people benefitting from the Free Personal Care policy in Scotland and the cost of the policy. Who gets Free Personal Care in Scotland? Nearly 78,000 people in Scotland benefit from Free Personal and Nursing Care. Just under 31,000 of these people live in Care Homes…

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