Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 87950

Better Care Fund: Carers

Tabled: 4 November 2025

Answered: 14 November 2025

Question

Steve Darling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what was the cost to the public purse of supporting unpaid carers in England through the Better Care Fund in each of the last three financial years.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

As set out in the 10-Year Health Plan and the 2025/26 Better Care Fund policy framework, we will reform the Better Care Fund from financial year 2026/27. An announcement with further detail on this reform will be made in due course. The reform will not im...

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