Sixteen English councils spent more than 80% of their core funding(核心资金) on adult and children’s social care(社会护理) last year, highlighting(凸显) the growing financial pressure(财政压力) on other local services.
去年，英格兰有16个地方议会将超过80%的核心资金用于成人和儿童社会护理，这凸显出其他本地服务面临的财政压力日益增大。
Guardian analysis of government figures found that councils responsible for social care spent a net(净的) £42.8bn on adult and children’s services in 2025-26, equivalent to(相当于) a record 71.9% of their combined(合计的) core spending. Adult social care took 44.5% and children’s services accounted for(占（比例）) 27.4%. In 2017-18, care costs made up(占，构成) 62.4% of councils’ core spending.
《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净支出428亿英镑，相当于其核心总支出创纪录的71.9%。成人社会护理占44.5%，儿童服务占27.4%。而在2017-18年度，护理成本仅占议会核心支出的62.4%。
The overspending, which is driven by an ageing population with increasingly complex care needs, rising inflationary pressures and growing children’s social care demand, is pushing many councils to the brink of bankruptcy.(超支的推手包括人口老龄化且护理需求日益复杂、通胀压力上升以及儿童社会护理需求增长，这正将许多地方议会推向破产边缘。)
超支的推手包括人口老龄化且护理需求日益复杂、通胀压力上升以及儿童社会护理需求增长，这正将许多地方议会推向破产边缘。