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Adults receiving care and support on 31 March by whether they have a known carer, age group, gender, and ethnicity.

Standard shorthand is used in this table: [c] = confidential information, [t] = total.

Data values	Data description	Year	Local Authority	Age Group	Gender	Carer status	Ethnicity
45,685 [t]	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	All Genders	Total adults	All ethnicities
37,390	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	All Genders	Total adults	White
185	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	All Genders	Total adults	Mixed ethnic groups
325	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	All Genders	Total adults	Asian or Asian British
210	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	All Genders	Total adults	Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
150	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	All Genders	Total adults	Other ethnic groups
7,425	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	All Genders	Total adults	Unknown
33,035	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	All Genders	No identified carer	All ethnicities
27,395	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	All Genders	No identified carer	White
115	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	All Genders	No identified carer	Mixed ethnic groups
155	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	All Genders	No identified carer	Asian or Asian British
120	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	All Genders	No identified carer	Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
100	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	All Genders	No identified carer	Other ethnic groups
5,145	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	All Genders	No identified carer	Unknown
12,650	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	All Genders	One or more known carer	All ethnicities
10,000	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	All Genders	One or more known carer	White
70	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	All Genders	One or more known carer	Mixed ethnic groups
170	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	All Genders	One or more known carer	Asian or Asian British
90	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	All Genders	One or more known carer	Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
50	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	All Genders	One or more known carer	Other ethnic groups
2,280	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	All Genders	One or more known carer	Unknown
18,710	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Male	Total adults	All ethnicities
15,340	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Male	Total adults	White
95	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Male	Total adults	Mixed ethnic groups
175	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Male	Total adults	Asian or Asian British
100	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Male	Total adults	Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
60	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Male	Total adults	Other ethnic groups
2,940	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Male	Total adults	Unknown
13,270	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Male	No identified carer	All ethnicities
11,010	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Male	No identified carer	White
60	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Male	No identified carer	Mixed ethnic groups
85	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Male	No identified carer	Asian or Asian British
60	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Male	No identified carer	Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
40	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Male	No identified carer	Other ethnic groups
2,015	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Male	No identified carer	Unknown
5,440	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Male	One or more known carer	All ethnicities
4,325	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Male	One or more known carer	White
30	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Male	One or more known carer	Mixed ethnic groups
95	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Male	One or more known carer	Asian or Asian British
45	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Male	One or more known carer	Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
25	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Male	One or more known carer	Other ethnic groups
925	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Male	One or more known carer	Unknown
26,895	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Female	Total adults	All ethnicities
22,000	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Female	Total adults	White
90	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Female	Total adults	Mixed ethnic groups
145	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Female	Total adults	Asian or Asian British
105	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Female	Total adults	Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
85	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Female	Total adults	Other ethnic groups
4,465	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Female	Total adults	Unknown
19,705	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Female	No identified carer	All ethnicities
16,340	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Female	No identified carer	White
50	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Female	No identified carer	Mixed ethnic groups
75	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Female	No identified carer	Asian or Asian British
60	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Female	No identified carer	Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
60	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Female	No identified carer	Other ethnic groups
3,115	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Female	No identified carer	Unknown
7,190	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Female	One or more known carer	All ethnicities
5,660	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Female	One or more known carer	White
40	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Female	One or more known carer	Mixed ethnic groups
75	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Female	One or more known carer	Asian or Asian British
45	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Female	One or more known carer	Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
25	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Female	One or more known carer	Other ethnic groups
1,350	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Female	One or more known carer	Unknown
15	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Non-Binary	Total adults	All ethnicities
10	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Non-Binary	Total adults	White
[c]	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Non-Binary	Total adults	Mixed ethnic groups
[c]	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Non-Binary	Total adults	Asian or Asian British
[c]	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Non-Binary	Total adults	Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
[c]	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Non-Binary	Total adults	Other ethnic groups
[c]	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Non-Binary	Total adults	Unknown
10	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Non-Binary	No identified carer	All ethnicities
10	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Non-Binary	No identified carer	White
[c]	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Non-Binary	No identified carer	Mixed ethnic groups
[c]	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Non-Binary	No identified carer	Asian or Asian British
[c]	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Non-Binary	No identified carer	Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
[c]	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Non-Binary	No identified carer	Other ethnic groups
[c]	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Non-Binary	No identified carer	Unknown
[c]	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Non-Binary	One or more known carer	All ethnicities
[c]	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Non-Binary	One or more known carer	White
[c]	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Non-Binary	One or more known carer	Mixed ethnic groups
[c]	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Non-Binary	One or more known carer	Asian or Asian British
[c]	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Non-Binary	One or more known carer	Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
[c]	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Non-Binary	One or more known carer	Other ethnic groups
[c]	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Non-Binary	One or more known carer	Unknown
65	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Not disclosed or unknown	Total adults	All ethnicities
40	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Not disclosed or unknown	Total adults	White
[c]	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Not disclosed or unknown	Total adults	Mixed ethnic groups
[c]	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Not disclosed or unknown	Total adults	Asian or Asian British
[c]	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Not disclosed or unknown	Total adults	Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
[c]	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Not disclosed or unknown	Total adults	Other ethnic groups
20	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Not disclosed or unknown	Total adults	Unknown
50	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Not disclosed or unknown	No identified carer	All ethnicities
30	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Not disclosed or unknown	No identified carer	White
[c]	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Not disclosed or unknown	No identified carer	Mixed ethnic groups
[c]	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Not disclosed or unknown	No identified carer	Asian or Asian British
[c]	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Not disclosed or unknown	No identified carer	Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
[c]	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Not disclosed or unknown	No identified carer	Other ethnic groups
15	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Not disclosed or unknown	No identified carer	Unknown
15	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Not disclosed or unknown	One or more known carer	All ethnicities
10	Number of adults	2023-24	Total Welsh local authorities	All ages	Not disclosed or unknown	One or more known carer	White

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Next update expected:May 2026

Updates

• 26th November 2025: Dataset first published.

Main information

• Designation: Official statistics in development
• Data provider: Local Authorities
• Data source: Adults receiving care and support census

Overview

• Summary of dataset and variables:

  This dataset shows the number of adults receiving care and support with care and support plans on 31 March and whether the adult has at least one (unpaid) carer known to the local authority that they receive support from. The Adults receiving care and support census (ARCS) is based on the definition of eligible adults who have care and support, i.e. adults (aged 18 or over) who have a care and support plan. The ARCS was developed with local authorities and other key stakeholders in 2022. Data here is broken down by various demographic characteristics and provides an insight into the profile of adults receiving care and support at both local authority and national level.

• Data collection or calculation:

  The ARCS is an individual level data collection submitted electronically by local authorities on an annual basis to Welsh Government, covering a financial year’s worth of data. The collection is split into two sections: Section 1, Core Details, is completed for all adults who have had a care and support plan at any point in the financial year; Section 2, Care and Support Details, is only completed for those with a care and support plan on 31 March. Detailed guidance can be found on the local authority social services data collection page. The data has been validated via the use of internal quality assurance processes and through engagement with the data providers (local authorities) to address data quality issues. The dataset is aggregated to provide counts for different combinations of demographic characteristics, with totals for each demographic category also included.

• Statistical quality:

  2023-24 financial year was the first year of data collection for the Adults receiving care and support census. The number of adults with a care and support plan on 31 March 2024 does not match with AD/012a the number of adults with a care and support plan from the Social Services Performance and Improvement Framework dataset due to some local authorities including different populations. As this is about carers that the local authority knows about, it is an undercount of all adults with a carer.

• Related reports:
  • Wales Adults Receiving Care and Support Census

Published by

• Organisation: Welsh Government
• Contact email: stats.pss@gov.wales

Metadata

The metadata for this dataset is not included when you download the data. You can download this separately. This contains all the information from the 'About this dataset' tab.