See www.lobbying.scot St Andrew’s House, Regent Road, Edinburgh EH1 3DG www.gov.scot T able 1 Calculations for Formal Social Care Costs Avoided 20 - 34 35 - 49 <20 hours hours per hours per 50+ hours per week week week per week Total 1 Number of carers all ages 477,194 63,100 41,972 111,735 694,000 2 Proportion of replacement care provided in care home 0% 10% 30% 65% 3 Proportion replacement care provided at home 100% 90% 70% 35% 4 Care home placements required for replacement care 0 6,310 12,592 72,628 91,529 5 Annual care home weeks required for replacement care 0 328,118 654,759 3,776,646 4,759,523 6 Cost per week residential care (£) 1,226 1,226 1,226 1,226 7 Annual cost of replacement residential care (£m...