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Publication, Part of

Deferred Payment Agreements, 2023-24

Official statistics

Publication Date:
31 Oct 2024
Geographic Coverage:
England
Geographical Granularity:
Country, Regions, Councils with Adult Social Services Responsibilities (CASSRs), Ambulance Trusts
Date Range:
01 Apr 2023 to 31 Mar 2024

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Summary

This publication contains data taken from the Deferred Payment Agreements (DPA) return to provide information regarding the number and associated £ value of Adult Social Care Deferred Payment Agreements in England for 2023-24.

This report contains aggregate information submitted by 151 of 153 Councils with Adult Social Services Responsibilities (CASSRs) in England for the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. The England-level statistics for 2023-24 have been estimated as two local authorities were not able to submit data.

Key Facts

In 2023-24 the estimated England figures were:

New DPAs agreed

There were 3,205 new DPAs agreed during the year. The total value of the new DPAs agreed was £80.4 million.

DPAs recovered

£90.3 million was fully recovered from DPAs ending in 2023-24. This total value related to 2,295 DPAs.

DPAs ended and written off

There were 55 DPAs ending during 2023-24 that were partly or wholly written-off. The total value written-off for these DPAs was £1.5 million.

Outstanding DPAs

The total number of outstanding DPAs as of 31 March 2024 was 6,815 the total value of which was £343.3 million.

Types of DPAs

Loan style DPAs account for 16.1% of new DPAs by number and value. The remainder were traditional DPAs where the LA will pay the care home directly and will defer part of the charge against the value of the property.

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