Better Care Fund: Carers
Commons · Question 87951 · Tabled 4 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Steve Darling
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much and what proportion of the Better Care Fund will be spent on supporting unpaid family carers in the 2025-26 financial year; and how much was provided for (a) short breaks and (b) respite f
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 14 Nov 2025
As set out in the 10-Year Health Plan and the 2025/26 Better Care Fund policy framework, we will reform the Better Care Fund from financial year 2026/27. An announcement with further detail on this reform will be made in due course. The reform will not im...