Adult social care

Our work on social care policy, services and reform

Key facts and figures about the NHS

Data visualisation

Key facts and figures about adult social care

What is social care? How many people deliver social care? How much does social care cost individuals and the state? We answer some of the most frequently asked questions we receive about social care.

What's your problem, social care? The eight key areas for reform

What’s your problem, social care? The eight key areas for reform

Different people have different ideas about what’s ‘wrong’ with social care. This long read outlines the eight key issues and the options cited to tackle them.

What is social care?

Completed project

What is social care and how does it work?

Our series of short videos and related content is intended to help clarify what social care is, how it’s provided and paid for, and how it works with the NHS and other services.

Future of adult social care funding reading list

A selected list of references held by The King's Fund library.

Social care finances: Our work on social care funding, budgets and finance