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Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many adults are assessed as having an unmet social care need in England.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
27 Nov 2025
Target answer date
2 Dec 2025
Answer
2 Dec 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many adults are assessed as having an unmet social care need in England.

  2. 2 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    Local authorities are responsible for assessing individuals’ care and support needs and, where eligible, for meeting those needs, as set out in the Care Act 2014. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is assessing how local authorities in England are meeting ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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