分析显示，去年地方议会在成人和儿童护理方面的支出占核心支出的比例创下71.9%的新高。英格兰16个地方议会去年将超过80%的核心资金用于成人和儿童社会护理，凸显了其他地方服务面临的日益增长的财务压力。
Councils collectively spent record 71.9% of core spending on adult and children’s care last year, analysis shows Sixteen English councils spent more than 80% of their core funding on adult and children’s social care last year, highlighting the growing financial pressure on other local services.
《卫报》对政府数据的分析发现，负责社会护理的地方议会在2025-26年度在成人和儿童服务上的净支出为428亿英镑，相当于其核心总支出的创纪录的71.9%。其中，成人社会护理占44.5%，儿童服务占27.4%。而在2017-18年度，护理成本仅占地方议会核心支出的62.4%。
Guardian analysis of government figures found that councils responsible for social care spent a net £42.8bn on adult and children’s services in 2025-26, equivalent to a record 71.9% of their combined core spending. Adult social care took 44.5% and children’s services accounted for 27.4%. In 2017-18, care costs made up 62.4% of councils’ core spending.