<p>Local authority expenditure on childrenâs social care between 2014/15 and 2018/19 in constant prices is published in table 1b here <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Flocal-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing-england-2018-to-2019-final-outturn&data=02%7C01%7CJames.Blythe%40communities.gov.uk%7Ccecdd7bfb04e44187fe208d79f325cb3%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637152911519027702&sdata=fKe0cTMFZnuueOwXHteyGJTgOPk5FhJev3Am7wkfDso%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing-england-2018-to-2019-final-outturn</a>. Due to significant changes to local authoritiesâ responsibilities in 2014 it is not possible to compare expenditure before and after this date. Expenditure for the years 2009/10 to 2013/14 is published (attached) here <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Flocal-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing%232013-to-2014&data=02%7C01%7CJames.Blythe%40communities.gov.uk%7Ccecdd7bfb04e44187fe208d79f325cb3%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637152911519027702&sdata=6dGhIauQ0TinwJPQRKqY0PSB6Ek1CqZ3U2Ef8bl4V4k%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing#2013-to-2014</a></p><p>Expenditure for adult social care between 2010/11 and 2018/19 is published here <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdigital.nhs.uk%2Fdata-and-information%2Fpublications%2Fstatistical%2Fadult-social-care-activity-and-finance-report%2F2018-19%2Fappendix-b-final&data=02%7C01%7CJames.Blythe%40communities.gov.uk%7Ccecdd7bfb04e44187fe208d79f325cb3%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637152911519037698&sdata=OI7lx6znv%2BFWhwwdXytxoYIZxb1ORLPiMvK4F%2Bb6JGY%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/adult-social-care-activity-and-finance-report/2018-19/appendix-b-final</a>. This data includes Better Care Fund income from the NHS and other historic transfers, as detailed in the report. The same information is presented in constant prices in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Real terms expenditure (18-19 prices)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>£18.39bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£18.50bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£17.58bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£17.01bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£16.86bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£16.63bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£17.15bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£17.39bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£17.49bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>£17.92bn</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Local authoritiesâ budgeted expenditure for both adults and childrenâs social care in 2019/20 is published (attached) here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F812505%2FLocal_Authority_Revenue_Expenditure_and_Financing_2019-20_Budget__England.pdf&data=02%7C01%7CJames.Blythe%40communities.gov.uk%7Ccecdd7bfb04e44187fe208d79f325cb3%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637152911519037698&sdata=E%2BHP3mnFDKhpDarOFiJl2ylBEqws%2BFwWd1rmmzrZ9Xw%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/812505/Local_Authority_Revenue_Expenditure_and_Financing_2019-20_Budget__England.pdf</a> This data excludes Better Care Fund income and so is not comparable to the data above.</p>