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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jessica Murray Social affairs correspondent

Private care providers in three English regions make £250m in three years

An elderly woman's hands
In the North East, South Yorkshire and the West Midlands, £256m was made by private companies providing care services between 2021 and 2024. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

Private companies operating care services in just three regions of England have taken more than £250m in profits in three years, with more than a third going to providers owned by private equity firms or companies based in tax havens.

New analysis by Reclaiming Our Regional Economies warned that public money is being rapidly funnelled out of the care system into the hands of private companies, rather than reinvested to improve services.

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