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<p>The Department does not collect data on how much is spent by local authorities
on vulnerable adult transport.</p><br /><p>Social care is a key priority for this
Government. This is why, against the context of tough public sector finances; we have
taken steps to protect social care services. As announced in the Spending Review,
the Government is giving local authorities access to £3.5 billion of new support for
social care by 2019/20.</p><br /><p>This means local government has access to the
funding it needs to increase social care spending in real terms by the end of the
Parliament.</p><br />
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