This is an annual survey that took place for the third time in 2012-13. The survey is designed to cover all service users aged 18 and over in receipt of services funded wholly or in part by Social Services during 2012-13. It seeks to learn more about how effectively services are helping service users to live safely and independently in their own homes, and the impact of services on their quality of life. The survey is also used to populate some of the measures in the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework.