Care and Support At Home Self-Funders

The Office of National Statistics estimates that just under 40% of community care service users within West Sussex are self-funders, the 9th highest percentage in England.

On average, 1 in 5 people in the South-East who previously self-funded their own care go on to seek state-funded care. This means that WSCC could have additional demand from people who become eligible for funded care over time.

The individual district / borough estimated self-funder percentages are below:

• Adur – data unavailable
• Arun – 52.6%
• Chichester – 44.8%
• Crawley – 20.9%
• Horsham – 35.2%
• Mid Sussex – 58.7%
• Worthing – 32.8%

The significance of the self-funding market in West Sussex is critical to market shaping and how we work with the whole market to ensure sufficiency of supply and quality care and support at home services.