Social Services: Barnsley
(asked on 14th February 2019) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 February 2019 to Question 216297, for what reasons the funding allocated to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council for adult social care decreased between 2016-17 and 2017-2018.
Dedicated adult social care funding streams for Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council for 2016-17 and 2017-18 are detailed below:
£ million (nominal/cash terms) | 2016-17 | 2017-18 |
ASC support grant | N/A | 1.2 |
Precept (as published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in Local Government Finance Settlement ) | 1.5 | 4.0 |
Total improved Better Care Fund | N/A | 6.8 |
Total | 1.5 | 12.1 |
The total allocation of dedicated adult social care funding for Barnsley Metropolitan Council increased by £10.6 million between 2016-17 and 2017-18. Local authorities are locally accountable for the delivery of care and support, and retain significant discretion over how their functions are exercised. Local authority adult social care provision is funded from multiple sources, and it is for councils to decide how best to use their funding to deliver the most impact for the people in their area.