Guidance
Explanatory note on 2024 Children鈥檚 Services Area Cost Adjustment
This note explains the methodology for the 2024 Children鈥檚 Services Area Cost Adjustment.
Applies to England
Documents
Details
This note provides the methodology used to calculate the Children鈥檚 Services Area Cost Adjustments (ACA). This鈥疉CA鈥痠s referred to as the 2024鈥疌hildren鈥檚 Services ACA. The 2024 Children鈥檚 Services鈥疉CA鈥痺as used in the calculation of the Children鈥檚 Social Care Prevention Grant allocations in 2025-26.鈥�
The鈥疉CA鈥痠s a tool used to measure the variation in the cost of providing services for local authorities in England.
Updates to this page
Published 18 December 2024