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The Scottish Social Services Council, as part of the UK wide Skills for Care and Development Alliance was the first organisation to commission research into the economic value of adult social care in Scotland and the UK with the last report published in 2018.  

For this most recent project, Skills for Care and Development commissioned Alma Economics to analyse the adult social care sector’s economic and social value in the UK as a whole and in each of the four nations using data from 2022/23.  

It’s used to inform the economic case for investment in the social care sector and its workforce in the UK as a whole (as well as having national breakdowns). It’s also used to inform policy making and national spending review decisions on investment. 

The total direct, indirect, and induced value of the adult social care sector in Scotland was £5.2 billion. 

It was estimated that for every £1 spent in the sector, there was £1.98 in socioeconomic benefits. 

It is important to note that the findings are not necessarily comparable [with previous reports] due to differences in (i) data; (ii) methodology and (iii) other external factors. As a result, we cannot comment on the causes of any changes in figures since 2016, since these are not necessarily attributable to the sector itself.  

Read the Economic and social value of the UK adult social care sector: Scotland summary report

Read the Economic and social value of the UK adult social care sector: Scotland report

See the Economic and social value of the UK adult social care sector: Scotland report infographic

UK report 

The UK report on the adult social care sector’s economic and social value showing the total direct, indirect and induced value of the adult social care sector in the UK was £71.2 billion in 2022/23.  

Read the Economic and social value of the UK adult social care sector: UK summary report

Read the Economic and social value of the UK adult social care sector: UK report

See the Economic and social value of the UK adult social care sector: UK report infographic