Older People's Strategy - Newcastle City Council

116Use of Adult Social Services During 2005-06 only 3% of all adults in Newcastle aged over18 received services commissioned by Adult Social Services. This increased to 12% of all adults aged over 65, 20% of alladults aged over 75 and 40% of all adults aged over 85. Newcastle City Council supports 14.5% of people aged over85 with full or partial payment of fees to live in residential ornursing care.Adult Social Services financeNewcastle City Council's Social Services gross revenue budgetruns to £59.68m in 2006/7, increasing to an estimated £61.02min 2007/8, to £62.74m in 2008/9 and to £64.62m in 2009/10.Social Services satisfaction(Newcastle City Council Personal Social Services Survey 2006) 63% of respondents were extremely or very satisfied withthe help that they receive from Social Services. 91% said that their care workers always or usually cameat times that suited them. 98% agreed that they felt safe in their home. 91% agreed that they had as much contact with otherpeople as they wanted. 94% said that they felt listened to when their needs wereassessed or reviewed. 16% received practical help from someone living in theirhousehold: 60% said that they received help from someone