Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether future operating guidance on the Better Care Fund will include a clear reference to funding for breaks for carers; and if he will make a statement.

As stated in the Integration and Better Care Fund Policy Framework 2017-19, the minimum clinical commissioning groups contribution to the Better Care Fund (BCF) includes £130 million funding for the provision of carers’ breaks.

We want to have the biggest possible impact with the money available, so as part of the National Health Service plan, we will review the current functioning and structure of the BCF to make sure that it supports the full integration of health and social care.

Source:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/integration-and-better-care-fund-policy-framework-2017-to-2019