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Social care thresholds - council breakdown | | The Commission for Social Care Inspection has released a report showing the wide variation in care received across England. In some areas, people receive social care as soon as they develop problems such as reduced mobility whereas in others they have to wait until their condition is critical before the council will provide help. Click on the map or scroll down to find your council's eligibility threshold for care: low, moderate, substantial or critical. 
NORTH EAST| Council | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | | Darlington | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | | Durham | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Gateshead | Moderate | Moderate | Substantial | | Hartlepool | Moderate | Moderate | Substantial | | Middlesbrough | Missing | Substantial | Substantial | | Newcastle upon Tyne | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | North Tyneside | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Northumberland | Critical | Critical | Critical | | Redcar & Cleveland | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | South Tyneside | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Sunderland | Low | Low | Low | | Stockton-on-Tees | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | |
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NORTH WEST| Council | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | | Blackburn with Darwen | Moderate | Moderate | Substantial | | Blackpool | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Bolton | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | | Bury | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Cheshire | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Cumbria | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Halton | Substantial | Moderate | Moderate | | Knowsley | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | | Lancashire | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | | Liverpool | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | | Manchester | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Oldham | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Rochdale | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | | Salford | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | | Sefton | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | St Helens | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | | Stockport | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Tameside | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Trafford | Moderate | Moderate | Substantial | | Warrington | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | | Wigan | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Wirral | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | |
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YORKS & HUMBER| Council | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | | Barnsley | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Bradford | Moderate | Moderate | Substantial | | Calderdale | Low | Low | Low | | Doncaster | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | | East Riding of Yorkshire | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | | Kingston upon Hull | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Kirklees | Low | Substantial | Substantial | | Leeds | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | North East Lincolnshire | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | | North Lincolnshire | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | | North Yorkshire | Critical | Substantial | Substantial | | Rotherham | Moderate | Substantial | Substantial | | Sheffield | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Wakefield | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | York | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | |
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EAST MIDLANDS| Council | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | | Derby | Low | Moderate | Moderate | | Derbyshire | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | | Leicester | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Leicestershire | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | | Lincolnshire | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | | Northamptonshire | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Nottingham | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | | Nottinghamshire | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Rutland | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | |
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WEST MIDLANDS| Council | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | | Birmingham | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Coventry | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Dudley | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | | Herefordshire | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Sandwell | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Shropshire | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Solihull | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Staffordshire | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Stoke-on-Trent | Missing | Substantial | Substantial | | Telford & the Wrekin | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Walsall | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Warwickshire | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Wolverhampton | Low | Low | Substantial | | Worcestershire | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | |
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EAST OF ENGLAND| Council | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | | Bedfordshire | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Cambridgeshire | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Essex | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Hertfordshire | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Luton | Moderate | Substantial | Substantial | | Norfolk | Missing | Substantial | Substantial | | Peterborough | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | | Suffolk | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Southend-on-Sea | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Thurrock | Missing | Substantial | Substantial | |
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SOUTH EAST| Council | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | | Bracknell Forest | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Brighton & Hove | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Buckinghamshire | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | East Sussex | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Hampshire | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Isle of Wight | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Kent | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | | Medway | Low | Low | Substantial | | Milton Keynes | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Oxfordshire | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Portsmouth | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | | Reading | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | | Slough | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Southampton | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Surrey | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | West Berkshire | Critical | Critical | Critical | | West Sussex | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | | Windsor & Maidenhead | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Wokingham | Moderate | Moderate | Critical | |
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SOUTH WEST| Council | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | | Bath and North East Somerset | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Bournemouth | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Bristol | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Cornwall | Low | Moderate | Substantial | | Devon | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Dorset | Moderate | Substantial | Substantial | | Gloucestershire | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Isles of Scilly | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | | North Somerset | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Plymouth | Moderate | Substantial | Substantial | | Poole | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | | Somerset | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | | South Gloucestershire | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Swindon | Missing | Substantial | Substantial | | Torbay | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Wiltshire | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | |
Return to top LONDON| Council | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | | Barking & Dagenham | Moderate | Substantial | Substantial | | Barnet | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Bexley | Moderate | Moderate | Substantial | | Brent | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Bromley | Moderate | Moderate | Substantial | | Camden | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | City of London | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | | Croydon | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Ealing | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Enfield | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Greenwich | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Hackney | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Hammersmith & Fulham | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | | Haringey | Moderate | Substantial | Substantial | | Harrow | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Havering | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Hillingdon | Moderate | Substantial | Substantial | | Hounslow | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Islington | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | | Kensington & Chelsea | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | | Kingston upon Thames | Low | Low | Substantial | | Lambeth | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Lewisham | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Merton | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Newham | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Redbridge | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Richmond upon Thames | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | | Southwark | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | | Sutton | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | | Tower Hamlets | Missing | Substantial | Substantial | | Waltham Forest | Substantial | Substantial | Substantial | | Wandsworth | Low | Moderate | Substantial | | Westminster | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | |
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