PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Social Services: Finance (26 January 2022)
Question Asked
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a ring-fenced fund to support the provision of local authority social care.
Asked by:
Nadia Whittome (Labour)
Asked by:
Nadia Whittome (Labour)
Answer
The Spending Review provides local authorities with an additional £1.6 billion of grant funding in each of the next three years. The provisional Local Government Finance Settlement for 2022/23 confirmed that local authorities will have access to over £1 billion of additional resources next year specifically for social care. Ultimately, it is for local authorities to manage their budgets within the funding available and prioritise spending based on their own understanding of the needs of their local communities.
Answered by:
Sir Simon Clarke (Conservative)
31 January 2022
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