Individuals with mental health conditions
Figure 23: Distribution of age groups for individuals with mental health conditions
What is known about this group, based on data from the 16 participating local authorities: Volumes • This is the joint second largest cohort in the working age and lifelong disabled adult group, accounting for 24% of these individuals receiving adult social care support.
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• Support for individuals with mental health conditions as the primary support reason accounts for 16% of all expenditure on support for people in the working age and lifelong disabled adult group, the second largest subgroup. As shown in Figure 23, two thirds of this support is specifically for individuals aged 18–64-years-old, the remainder is support for those aged 65+ with mental health conditions (excluding dementia). • There is no defined trend in the data regarding the ethnicity or gender of individuals in this cohort – these both mirror the total population trends. • There is a relationship between the greater the level of deprivation of the individual’s postcode and the likelihood of them having a higher level of support. This may suggest that an individual’s level of mental health need is exacerbated by the level of deprivation and poverty in which they live. In turn, this could mean that adult social care services within an individual authority will see greater levels of demand for mental health support in its most deprived areas. It could also mean that authorities with higher levels of deprivation at a whole may have additional demand and cost pressures for mental health support than those with lower levels of deprivation. • The average weekly cost of support is £607, but similarly to individuals with a learning disability, the range of costs is significant, as shown by the even distribution of cost groups in Figure 24.
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Figure 24: Distribution of weekly package costs for individuals with mental health conditions (April 2024)
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• Mental health support appears to be the fastest growing area of expenditure for working age and lifelong disabled adults, with national total net expenditure having increased 46% from 2019/20 to 2023/24 in England lxxxv . Support types • 28% of individuals with mental health as their primary support need are
supported through a residential care placement, at an average cost of £998 per week. Supported living is the second largest support type, accounting for 23% of individuals at an average cost of £642 a week. Homecare is the third largest support type accounting for 21% of people with an average weekly cost of £268.
Figure 25: Distribution frequency and average weekly support costs for individuals with mental health conditions
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