Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 95129

Social Services

Tabled: 27 November 2025

Answered: 2 December 2025

Named Day

Question

Jim McMahon

Labour (Co-op) — Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many adults are assessed as having an unmet social care need in England.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

Local authorities are responsible for assessing individuals’ care and support needs and, where eligible, for meeting those needs, as set out in the Care Act 2014. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is assessing how local authorities in England are meeting ...

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