Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department (a) allocated and (b) allocated to Enfield Council as part of the Better Care Fund.

The Better Care Fund (BCF) combines a number of grants and contributions. Overall, we have committed to at least £16.8 billion to the BCF for 2023 to 2025, with areas free to contribute further voluntary contributions as in previous years. This includes an extra £1.6 billion to support safe and timely discharge from hospital to home or an appropriate community setting.

For 2023/24, Enfield Council has been allocated £43.4 million as part of the BCF. This includes the minimum National Health Service contribution (£26.3 million), the improved Better Care Fund grant (£11.7 million), Disabled Facilities Grant (£3.7 million) and the Adult Social Care Discharge Fund (£1.6 million).