Mental Illness: Coronavirus

(asked on 24th June 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the additional funding required to support people with (a) long-term mental health conditions, (b) addictions and (c) adult safeguarding requirements as the covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.


Answered by
Nadine Dorries Portrait
Nadine Dorries
This question was answered on 7th July 2020

As part of the NHS Long Term Plan commitment to transform mental health care, funding is expected to grow faster than total National Health Service spending every year, with investment at least £2.3 billion higher each year by 2023/24.

For people with long-term mental health conditions, we have provided an additional £5 million of funding for mental health charities to support adults and children struggling with their mental wellbeing. In addition, the Government has announced a further £4.2 million to mental health charities as part of the Government’s United Kingdom-wide £750 million package of support for the voluntary sector.

The Government has also made a total of £3.2 billion available to local authorities to help them respond to COVID-19 pressures across all the services they deliver, including for addiction support, adult social care and safeguarding.

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