Adult social care: every London borough ranked by spend per resident
33 councils · median £475.61/person · mean £499.82/person. From MHCLG Revenue Outturn 2024-25.
| Rank | Council | Control | Seats | Population | Total spend | Per resident | vs median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of London | Ind | 15,111 | £11.2m | £744.42 | +57% | |
| 2 | Kensington and Chelsea | Con | 144,518 | £97.6m | £675.66 | +42% | |
| 3 | Camden | Lab | 216,943 | £145.3m | £669.81 | +41% | |
| 4 | Hammersmith and Fulham | Lab | 188,687 | £122.6m | £649.75 | +37% | |
| 5 | Hackney | Green | 266,758 | £167.4m | £627.41 | +32% | |
| 6 | Westminster | Con | 209,996 | £130.9m | £623.21 | +31% | |
| 7 | Tower Hamlets | ASP | 331,886 | £198.4m | £597.92 | +26% | |
| 8 | Islington | Lab | 223,024 | £129.2m | £579.11 | +22% | |
| 9 | Haringey | Green | 263,850 | £151.6m | £574.67 | +21% | |
| 10 | Sutton | LD | 214,525 | £117.4m | £547.13 | +15% | |
| 11 | Lambeth | Green | 316,920 | £173.1m | £546.20 | +15% | |
| 12 | Richmond upon Thames | LD | 196,678 | £103.8m | £527.65 | +11% | |
| 13 | Croydon | Con | 409,342 | £206.6m | £504.66 | +6% | |
| 14 | Barnet | Lab | 405,050 | £203.6m | £502.59 | +6% | |
| 15 | Greenwich | Lab | 299,528 | £148.0m | £494.07 | +4% | |
| 16 | Kingston upon Thames | LD | 172,692 | £82.9m | £480.07 | +1% | |
| 17 | Southwark | Green | 314,786 | £149.7m | £475.61 | 0% | |
| 18 | Waltham Forest | Green | 279,737 | £130.3m | £465.89 | -2% | |
| 19 | Enfield | Con | 327,434 | £151.2m | £461.74 | -3% | |
| 20 | Lewisham | Green | 301,255 | £136.9m | £454.53 | -4% | |
| 21 | Havering | Ref | 276,274 | £123.3m | £446.15 | -6% | |
| 22 | Harrow | Con | 270,724 | £117.5m | £433.93 | -9% | |
| 23 | Hounslow | Lab | 299,424 | £128.9m | £430.62 | -9% | |
| 24 | Bromley | Con | 335,319 | £144.3m | £430.22 | -10% | |
| 25 | Brent | Lab | 352,976 | £151.3m | £428.71 | -10% | |
| 26 | Wandsworth | Con | 337,655 | £140.4m | £415.84 | -13% | |
| 27 | Newham | NEW | 374,523 | £154.2m | £411.72 | -13% | |
| 28 | Redbridge | Lab | 321,231 | £128.1m | £398.72 | -16% | |
| 29 | Barking and Dagenham | Lab | 232,747 | £91.3m | £392.41 | -17% | |
| 30 | Ealing | Lab | 385,985 | £149.1m | £386.17 | -19% | |
| 31 | Merton | Lab | 218,539 | £83.9m | £384.12 | -19% | |
| 32 | Bexley | Con | 256,434 | £94.8m | £369.56 | -22% | |
| 33 | Hillingdon | Con | 329,185 | £119.7m | £363.73 | -24% |
What this shows. Net revenue expenditure on the adult social care bucket from each council’s 2024-25 Revenue Outturn (RO) submission to MHCLG, divided by ONS mid-year population. Higher per-head doesn’t imply waste — it can reflect demographic need (e.g. more older residents), rurality, or policy choice (e.g. retaining in-house services rather than contracting out). Lower per-head doesn’t imply efficiency — some councils have moved costs to fees, grants, or a ringfenced account.
Caveats. Councils under MHCLG suppression for 2024-25 don’t appear here (Birmingham, Slough, Cumberland and others — see their council card for the reason). Comparisons across the tier line don’t make sense, which is why this table is filtered to one council type at a time. Source: MHCLG Local Authority Revenue Expenditure and Financing.