Individuals with a physical disability aged 18–64 years old 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% individuals receiving adult social care support.
Figure 28: Distribution of age groups
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Demographics
• Compared to the national average, there is no difference in trends when it comes to the ethnicity of individuals or the level of deprivation of the local area. However, individuals in this group are more likely to be female (57% for this group, compared to 51% for UK population). • As illustrated in Figure 28, individuals in this group are much more likely to be aged 56–65 than the average national distribution of individuals aged 18–64 in the UK. This suggests that a number of this cohort may not have had a level of need that has required constant support from adult social care since a young age, but that their level of disability has either increased or developed as they reach middle-age.
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Figure 29: Distribution of weekly package costs
Expenditure • The average weekly cost of support is £529, with a more normal distribution than the previous two support reasons (individuals with a learning disability or mental health condition) (as shown in Figure 29 and Figure 30). This means that most of the data is clustered around the mean average value, rather than being spread out across a wider range of costs. Support types • In comparison to the other support areas, the main provision types for
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individuals with a physical disability are homecare (provided to 41% of individuals in this group) and direct payment (35%), with very low amounts of accommodated support types (residential, nursing, supported living).
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Figure 30: Distribution frequency and average weekly cost of support types
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