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10 care facts
editorial
The social work sector is growing very rapidly – at a rate of 3% per year – and will continue to grow as the demand for services increases.
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Adult social care is one of the fastestgrowing sections of the economy with approximately 1.5 million people working for 39,000 employers across England.
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“One million more employees in adult social care are forecast to be needed by 2025”
The private sector is the major employer of social carers, employing about two-thirds of the total. billion was 10. Approximately £2.2 social care in spent in London on 2007/08, accounting for nearly 18 per cent of all social care spending in England.
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An additional one million more employees in adult social care are forecast to be needed by 2025 in order to meet the growing demand of an ageing population.
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