Respite Care: Expenditure
(asked on 20th October 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask His Majesty's Government what funding has been allocated specifically to provide short breaks for unpaid carers in each of the last three years.
This question was answered on 26th October 2026
The Better Care Fund can be used to support initiatives such as short breaks and respite care. It is up to local areas to decide how to use this funding based on local need. Funding is not ringfenced specifically for unpaid carers in the Better Care Fund.