Better Care Fund
(asked on 24th May 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the innovation and Better Care Fund element of the additional £2 billion funding for social care announced in Spring Budget 2017, whether that funding is subject to the four National Conditions of the Better Care Fund; and if he will provide detail of any other conditions and requirements that funding is subject to.
As stated in the Integration and Better Care Fund Policy Framework 2017-19 and the Integration and Better Care Fund Planning Requirements for 2017-19, the Better Care Fund (BCF) brings together health and care funding including minimum contributions from clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), the Disabled Facilities Grant and funding paid directly to local government for adult social care services, i.e. the Improved Better Care Fund (iBCF). Spring Budget 2017 announced an additional £2 billion to support adult social care in England. This money is included in the iBCF grant to local authorities and in local BCF pooled funding and plans.
The conditions and requirements in relation to the current BCF plans, which cover 2017-19, are set out in detail in the abovementioned Policy Framework and Planning Requirements. This includes the four national conditions. The iBCF grant is made available through the BCF and is therefore subject to the conditions and requirements of the BCF. The iBCF grant is also subject to the grant conditions set out in the grant determinations made under Section 31 of the Local Government Act 2003.
The Integration and Better Care Fund Policy Framework 2017-19 can be found GOV.UK website at the following link:
The Integration and Better Care Fund Planning Requirements for 2017-19 can be found on NHS England’s website at the following link: