The State of Shared Lives in Scotland 2024-25
The State of Shared Lives in Scotland 2024–25 brings together data from Shared Lives schemes in Scotland to show how the model is supporting people, how patterns of support are changing, and how Shared Lives is developing in a Scottish context.
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Scotland Highlights
In 2024–25, 589 Shared Lives carers supported 526 people across Scotland – a 4% increase on the previous year – with 48 staff working across 12 Shared Lives schemes.
One Scottish scheme featured among the top 10 schemes for growth across the UK, showing a 55% increase in the number of people supported.
Day support was the most frequently accessed form of support, although more Shared Lives carers provided live-in support than any other arrangement type.
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About the data
This report draws on data collected from Shared Lives schemes in Scotland between 2021–22 and 2024–25. Data coverage and level of detail vary by year.
