Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2017 to Question 58515, what plans he has to fund social care through new homes bonuses in two tier local authority areas; and if he will make a statement.

Reforms to the New Homes Bonus have identified savings of £240m which will be made available for adult social care by means of a new, one-off, Adult Social Care Support Grant. This grant will be distributed to all social care authorities in accordance with the social care relative needs formula.