Total Annual Expenditure on Children's Social Care

Request

1/ Please can you tell me the total annual expenditure on children's social care as a whole for each of the last 10 complete financial years (including 2024/25)?

 

2/ Please can you tell me the total annual expenditure on children's homes in particular for each of the last 10 complete financial years (including 2024/25)?

 

Please can you use this template provided to provide a response.

Decision

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you. 

 

Q1 Social care

2015/16 Not available

2016/17 £56,557,207.80

2017/18 £57,097,433.08

2018/19 £59,839,119.32

2019/20 £64,236,159.12

2020/21 £69,587,256.57

2021/22 £72,237,293.97

2022/23 £72,507,320.91

2023/24 £80,722,598.99

2024/25 £93,593,632.19

 

Q2 Children's Homes

2015/16 Not available

2016/17 £2,704,963.66

2017/18 £2,621,891.21

2018/19 £2,979,463.21

2019/20 £3,788,722.30

2020/21 £4,509,152.53

2021/22 £4,198,376.37

2022/23 £4,650,619.43

2023/24 £6,180,593.18

2024/25 £7,952,769.59

Reference number
13897593
Date request received
25 September 2025
Date of decision
17 November 2025