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 Local authorities are responsible for co-funding care services for adults who cannot afford to meet their care needs. In 2015-16, they spent £16.8 billion in England on these services.  Local authority spending on adult social care in England fell 8% in real terms between 2009-10 and 2016-17, but was protected relative to spending on other local authority services.  The population has been growing, so spending on adult social services per adult fell by 13.5% in England over the same period. This doesn't take into account that the population is ageing, which will have put additional pressure on adult social care services.  Cuts have been greatest where spending, and needs, were previously highest because of how the allocation of grants from central to local government has worked in the last few years.  Under current plans, councils are set to receive a growing pot of funding intended for social care, which could be worth £5.4 billion in 2019-20 if councils make maximum use of powers to raise council tax.

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