Scottish Government data presents information on the number of people receiving free personal and nursing care in Scotland and the associated spending by Local Authorities. It aggregates data from a variety of sources to provide a picture of service provision and expenditure. The dataset is designated as National Statistics and was last updated on 2026-07-08.
Use Cases
- Analyzing trends in social care demand based on the number of people benefiting from free care.
- Comparing Local Authority spending on personal care services across different regions.
- Evaluating the impact of free personal and nursing care policies on public expenditure.
Strengths
- Designated as National Statistics, indicating a high standard of quality assurance.
- Last updated on 2026-07-08, suggesting current data.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Scottish Government
- Collection Method
- Aggregated from a variety of sources.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:28.012804
- Geography
- Scotland