# Torfaen: social care spending

url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/social-care/torfaen/
updated: 29 September 2026
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# Torfaen: social care spending



Last updated 29 September 2026.
Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/).





**£78m** for Torfaen in 2024-25, **£833** per resident, +5.6% on a year earlier after inflation. In 2024-25, 26.8% of its adult social care spending went on care homes and 24.7% on home care (Wales: 37.4% and 19.6%).



Figure as of 16 October 2025. Source:
[Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv).





## Key figures



- £78m2024-25, cash

+9.8% on a year earlier
As of 16 October 2025
- £833Per resident, 2024-25


As of 16 October 2025
- £833Social services spending per resident, Wales, 2024-25

Wales: £947
As of 16 October 2025
- 26.8%Share of adult social care spending on care homes, Wales, 2024-25

Wales: 37.4%
As of 16 October 2025
- 24.7%Share of adult social care spending on home care, Wales, 2024-25

Wales: 19.6%
As of 16 October 2025




Source: [Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv).






## Over time: cash, real terms and per resident




**Torfaen: spending in cash and in 2025-26 prices, £ million**








Real terms use HM Treasury’s GDP deflator, 2025-26 prices. Breaks in the series: 2020-21: Covid-19: extra grants such as the Infection Control Fund raised spending in 2020-21 and 2021-22. 2011-12: PESA 2011 counted some personal social services under unemployment; later editions count none there, so the UK split by purpose shifts slightly before 2011-12.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | Real terms (2025-26 prices) | Cash |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2022-23Details | £73.1m | £64.5m |
| Cash£64.5m | | |
| 2023-24Details | £76.7m | £71.3m |
| Cash£71.3m | | |
| 2024-25Details | £81.0m | £78.3m |
| Cash£78.3m | | |






Figure as of 16 October 2025. Source:
[Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv).





**Torfaen: spending per resident, 2025-26 prices**








Per resident divides by ONS mid-year population estimates.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | Per resident, 2025-26 prices | Per resident, cash |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2022-23Details | £787 | £695 |
| Per resident, cash£695 | | |
| 2023-24Details | £820 | £762 |
| Per resident, cash£762 | | |
| 2024-25Details | £861 | £833 |
| Per resident, cash£833 | | |






Figure as of 16 October 2025. Source:
[Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv).




Source: Welsh Government, [Local authority revenue outturn expenditure and financing (StatsWales)](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv), published 16 October 2025.





## Where it sits, and what is below it



- UK total
- Nation
- Department or service body
- Local body
- Spending category
- Line or transaction





- United Kingdom
- Wales
- Social services: councils in Wales
- Torfaen





### Torfaen



Net current expenditure on social services from the council’s revenue outturn, before specific grants (Wales does not publish them by service).



**£78m** in 2024-25 (cash); £81m in 2025-26 prices; £833 per resident; +9.8% on a year earlier in cash, +5.6% in real terms.





| Spending category | Cash, 2024-25 | Real terms (2025-26 prices) | Per resident | Real change on a year earlier | Source | Below this |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Adult social care](#sd-W06000020-adults)Details | £41m | £42m | — | +6.2% | [Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv) | Broken down below |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£42mPer resident—Real change on a year earlier+6.2%Source[Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv)Below thisBroken down below | | | | | | |
| [Children’s social care](#sd-W06000020-children)Details | £38m | £39m | — | +4.9% | [Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv) | Broken down below |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£39mPer resident—Real change on a year earlier+4.9%Source[Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv)Below thisBroken down below | | | | | | |








- United Kingdom
- Wales
- Social services: councils in Wales
- [Torfaen](/social-care/torfaen/)
- Adult social care





### Adult social care




**£41m** in 2024-25 (cash); £42m in 2025-26 prices; +10.5% on a year earlier in cash, +6.2% in real terms.





| Line or transaction | Cash, 2024-25 | Real terms (2025-26 prices) | Per resident | Real change on a year earlier | Source | Below this |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Home careDetails | £10m | £10m | — | +20.9% | [Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£10mPer resident—Real change on a year earlier+20.9%Source[Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv) | | | | | | |
| Assessment and care managementDetails | £7m | £7m | — | +20.2% | [Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£7mPer resident—Real change on a year earlier+20.2%Source[Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv) | | | | | | |
| Residential care home placementsDetails | £6m | £6m | — | +4.8% | [Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£6mPer resident—Real change on a year earlier+4.8%Source[Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv) | | | | | | |
| Supported and other accommodationDetails | £5m | £6m | — | +7.5% | [Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£6mPer resident—Real change on a year earlier+7.5%Source[Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv) | | | | | | |
| Nursing home placementsDetails | £5m | £5m | — | +8.5% | [Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£5mPer resident—Real change on a year earlier+8.5%Source[Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv) | | | | | | |
| Other servicesDetails | £3m | £3m | — | −40.7% | [Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£3mPer resident—Real change on a year earlier−40.7%Source[Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv) | | | | | | |
| Day careDetails | £3m | £3m | — | +2.4% | [Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£3mPer resident—Real change on a year earlier+2.4%Source[Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv) | | | | | | |
| Direct paymentsDetails | £2m | £2m | — | +8.6% | [Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£2mPer resident—Real change on a year earlier+8.6%Source[Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv) | | | | | | |
| MealsDetails | £1m | £1m | — | +109.3% | [Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£1mPer resident—Real change on a year earlier+109.3%Source[Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv) | | | | | | |
| Equipment and adaptationsDetails | £0m | £0m | — | +20.0% | [Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£0mPer resident—Real change on a year earlier+20.0%Source[Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv) | | | | | | |
| Not assigned to a client group and setting in the returnDetails | £0m | £0m | — | — | [Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£0mPer resident—Real change on a year earlier—Source[Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv) | | | | | | |








- United Kingdom
- Wales
- Social services: councils in Wales
- [Torfaen](/social-care/torfaen/)
- Children’s social care





### Children’s social care




**£38m** in 2024-25 (cash); £39m in 2025-26 prices; +9.1% on a year earlier in cash, +4.9% in real terms.





| Line or transaction | Cash, 2024-25 | Real terms (2025-26 prices) | Per resident | Real change on a year earlier | Source | Below this |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Children looked afterDetails | £21m | £22m | — | +16.8% | [Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£22mPer resident—Real change on a year earlier+16.8%Source[Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv) | | | | | | |
| Safeguarding and social workDetails | £8m | £8m | — | −3.0% | [Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£8mPer resident—Real change on a year earlier−3.0%Source[Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv) | | | | | | |
| Children’s centres and early yearsDetails | £5m | £5m | — | +8.8% | [Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£5mPer resident—Real change on a year earlier+8.8%Source[Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv) | | | | | | |
| Family supportDetails | £3m | £3m | — | +12.0% | [Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£3mPer resident—Real change on a year earlier+12.0%Source[Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv) | | | | | | |
| Asylum-seeking childrenDetails | £1m | £1m | — | +1.4% | [Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£1mPer resident—Real change on a year earlier+1.4%Source[Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv) | | | | | | |
| Other children’s and families’ servicesDetails | £1m | £1m | — | −63.0% | [Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£1mPer resident—Real change on a year earlier−63.0%Source[Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv) | | | | | | |
| Youth justiceDetails | £0m | £0m | — | −37.7% | [Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£0mPer resident—Real change on a year earlier−37.7%Source[Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv) | | | | | | |
| Services for young peopleDetails | −£0m | −£0m | — | −124.1% | [Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)−£0mPer resident—Real change on a year earlier−124.1%Source[Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv) | | | | | | |






Cash is as published. Real terms are in 2025-26 prices, using HM Treasury’s GDP deflator. Per resident divides by
ONS mid-year population for the area the body serves. Changes compare the same body in consecutive years.






## What is recorded alongside the money



These figures are published beside the funding, not as its result. Demand, geography, recording practice and
many other things differ between areas and change over time; none of these charts shows cause and effect.





| Measure | Torfaen | Wales | Period |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Social services spending per resident, WalesDetails | £833 | £947 | 2024-25 |
| Wales£947Period2024-25 | | | |
| Share of adult social care spending on care homes, WalesDetails | 26.8% | 37.4% | 2024-25 |
| Wales37.4%Period2024-25 | | | |
| Share of adult social care spending on home care, WalesDetails | 24.7% | 19.6% | 2024-25 |
| Wales19.6%Period2024-25 | | | |






**Social services spending per resident, Wales: Torfaen and comparisons**








Net current expenditure on adult and children’s social services per resident, from the revenue outturn, Wales. Unitary councils.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | Torfaen | Wales |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2022-23Details | £695 | £831 |
| Wales£831 | | |
| 2023-24Details | £762 | £897 |
| Wales£897 | | |
| 2024-25Details | £833 | £947 |
| Wales£947 | | |






Figure as of 16 October 2025. Source:
[Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv).





**Share of adult social care spending on care homes, Wales: Torfaen and comparisons**








Nursing and residential care home placements as a share of all net spending on adult social care (including assessment and other services), Wales. Not the same measure as England’s, which is a share of long-term care only. Unitary councils.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | Torfaen | Wales |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2022-23Details | 31.3% | 36.0% |
| Wales36.0% | | |
| 2023-24Details | 26.7% | 37.3% |
| Wales37.3% | | |
| 2024-25Details | 26.8% | 37.4% |
| Wales37.4% | | |






Figure as of 16 October 2025. Source:
[Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv).





**Share of adult social care spending on home care, Wales: Torfaen and comparisons**








Home care as a share of all net spending on adult social care, Wales. Unitary councils.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | Torfaen | Wales |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2022-23Details | 20.5% | 19.3% |
| Wales19.3% | | |
| 2023-24Details | 21.8% | 19.3% |
| Wales19.3% | | |
| 2024-25Details | 24.7% | 19.6% |
| Wales19.6% | | |






Figure as of 16 October 2025. Source:
[Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv).






## What these figures do and don't show



- **Nations are never added up or ranked.** England’s adult figures are gross spending from the adult social care finance return, its children’s figures gross spending from the section 251 return; Wales publishes net spending before specific grants and Scotland net spending after all grants. Each nation is compared only with itself.
- **Gross includes money that is not the council’s own.** England’s adult social care spending includes what people pay towards their care and what the NHS contributes (the Better Care Fund); the table of where the money comes from shows each.
- **Care homes against care at home** is a split of long-term care spending in England; short-term care, assessment and commissioning are outside it. Wales’s split is of all adult spending, so the two shares are not the same measure.
- **Self-funders are not here.** People who arrange and pay for their own care home place or home care are outside these returns, so care home spending here is councils’ spending, not the size of the market.
- **Cost per looked-after child** divides a year’s spending by the children in care on one day; the spending also covers care leavers and adoption support.
- **Nothing here shows cause and effect.** Spending, people supported, children in care and staff are shown side by side; need, local prices and how councils record spending all differ.
- **Northern Ireland** runs social care through its Health and Social Care Trusts, which do not publish it by trust in a common table, so it appears at nation level only.




Where this sits: United Kingdom → Wales → Social services: councils in Wales → Torfaen. Figures from data/services/social-care.json, generated 29 September 2026.



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| Source | Publisher | Figures as of | Updated | Licence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Local authority revenue outturn expenditure and financing (StatsWales)](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/b483d2c5-e60e-4dfb-b03a-49df9e1931a0/download/csv) | Welsh Government | 16 October 2025 | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) |





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