Social care providers finance survey 2025

This survey will contribute to our local and national responses to the autumn Budget and the Surrey County Council fee increases for 2025/26. The information you provide will be anonymised. Please complete the survey for each of your individual locations. Some business accounting information is required which may require input from your financial lead. The deadline for completion of this survey is 31/3/25. We thank you for taking the time to complete this and for contributing to an up-to-date picture for Surrey.

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* 1. Please state your service postcode, leaving out the final two characters (i.e. RH4 1 __ )

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* 2. Please tick the box that most accurately represents the service you deliver from this location

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* 3. Approximately how many service users do you support at this location?

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* 4. Please state the approximate number of people funded by different means at your service

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* 5. Please state your actual total staffing costs plus on-costs as a percentage of your overall turnover over a 12 month period. Example calculation: total staffing costs / total turnover (for the same 12 month period) x 100 = total % staffing costs

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* 6. Please estimate your future total staffing costs for 2025/26 plus on-costs as a percentage of your overall turnover. Example calculation: total staffing costs / total turnover (for the same 12 month period) x 100 = total % staffing costs

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* 7. Given the anticipated financial changes from April 2025 (such as the increase in National Minimum Wage, the increase in Employer National Insurance contributions and the percentage fee increase applied by the Council) how likely is your service to exit from the adult social care sector in Surrey in 2025?

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* 8. Given the anticipated financial changes from April 2025 as described in Q7 how likely is your service to seek to engage more self-funded clients or alternative income streams?

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* 9. Given the anticipated financial changes from April 2025 as described in Q7 how likely is your service to grow/expand in 2025?

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* 10. Given the anticipated financial changes from April 2025 as described in Q7 how likely is your service to shrink/reduce in 2025?

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* 11. Have the financial changes as set out in Q7 caused you to reconsider or pause previously planned growth? (This could be acquisition, building extensions, refurbishments or employing additional staff)

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* 12. Other than ensuring fair funding, what one thing would you like to see local and national government decision makers do to have a positive impact on your services?