Individual employers and personal assistants

Data correct as at 2023/24

Next update due: March 2025

This report provides information about direct payment recipients and their personal assistants in England. It includes key figures about the size and profile of the personal assistant workforce, turnover rates, pay rates and other workforce information. 

Downloading the visualisation and notes about the data

• You can also download a PDF or PowerPoint version by clicking on the arrow found at the bottom right of the visualisation.
• There are notes about the data when you hover over the ( i ) in the visualisation.
• For information about how workforce estimates are created or rounding and suppression rules please visit our webpage on methodology.
• If you require data that isn’t available in the visualisation or report below, please contact us.

Further resources

• For more information about direct payment recipients, trend information and other individuals employer their own staff, please see the size and structure of the adult social care sector and workforce in England data visualisation.
• Skills for Care has a range of resources to support individual employers and personal assistants in our information hub.

If you cannot find what you are looking for or would like to commission our services, then please contact us.