Hospices: Finance
Commons · Question 101590 · Tabled 18 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Joe Robertson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of hospice funding for dementia end-of-life care is provided by central government and local authorities; and whether he plans to increase statutory funding for hospices.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 28 Jan 2026
The Department has not had any recent discussions with local authorities about the funding of hospice services.Palliative care services are included in the list of services an integrated care board (ICB) must commission. To support ICBs in this duty, NHS ...