Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 119182

Better Care Fund: Essex

Tabled: 9 March 2026

Answered: 12 March 2026

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of funding from the Better Care Fund has been allocated to local systems in Essex.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

The following table shows the 2026/27 Better Care Fund (BCF) allocations for Essex broken down by local authority:Local authorityBCF allocationProportion of overall BCFSouthend-on-Sea£31,301,8270.3%Thurrock£24,849,3170.3%Essex£219,500,8412.4%