Home Care Services, Scotland 2007

ANNEX 5: Home Care Clients and Hours Provided by Provider of Service, 1998-2007

	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
	Year at 31 ^st March
Number of Clients:
Receiving Service Solely from Local Authority	74,198	68,116	63,271	57,219	55,513	56,342	56,662	54,935	53,478	51,577
Receiving Service Solely from Private / Voluntary Sector	2,896	4,131	4,590	5,578	6,178	7,549	9,430	11,680	12,233	13,926
Receiving Service from a Combination of LA and Private / Voluntary Sector	2,200	1,812	2,349	2,736	2,855	3,375	3,894	4,479	4,946	5,207
Distribution of Clients:
Receiving Service Solely from Local Authority	94%	92%	90%	87%	86%	84%	81%	77%	76%	73%
Receiving Service Solely from Private / Voluntary Sector	4%	6%	7%	9%	10%	11%	13%	16%	17%	20%
Receiving Service from a Combination of LA and Private / Voluntary Sector	3%	2%	3%	4%	4%	5%	6%	6%	7%	7%
Number of Hours:
Receiving Service Solely from Local Authority	357,675	322,482	321,775	306,691	332,996	344,315	354,613	350,682	340,294	343,506
Receiving Service Solely from Private / Voluntary Sector	25,364	30,371	39,713	55,098	83,372	110,999	130,625	173,330	196,297	224,853
Receiving Service from a Combination of LA and Private / Voluntary Sector	18,187	22,445	31,598	32,778	36,390	45,716	58,144	60,147	67,490	76,683
Distribution of Hours:
Receiving Service Solely from Local Authority	89%	86%	82%	78%	74%	69%	65%	60%	56%	53%
Receiving Service Solely from Private / Voluntary Sector	6%	8%	10%	14%	18%	22%	24%	30%	32%	35%
Receiving Service from a Combination of LA and Private / Voluntary Sector	5%	6%	8%	8%	8%	9%	11%	10%	11%	12%

Source: Home Care Statistical Return H1

The Scottish Government