Published 18 November 2022
Last updated 16 March 2023 — See all updates
Letter to the health and
social care sector from the Minister for Care
Addendum to the 2022 to
2023 Better Care Fund policy framework and planning
requirements
Annex A: grant
determination - No. 31/6357
Annex B: grant
conditions
Annex C: grant allocations
to local authorities
Annex D: integrated care board
(ICB) allocations
Details
This information is intended for use by those responsible for
delivering the Better Care Fund at a local level - such as
integrated care boards (ICBs), local authorities,
directors of adult social services NHS acute trusts, mental
health trusts and community trusts.
It sets out the funding allocations for the £500 million Adult
Social Care Discharge Fund. Of the funding 40% (£200 million)
will be distributed to local authorities and 60% (£300 million)
to ICBs. Local
authorities and ICBswill work together to plan
how to spend the money locally. It also set out detail for how
this fund will be distributed, as well as conditions governing
its use.
These documents are an addition to the Better Care Fund policy
framework.
They should also be read along with the BCF planning
requirements for 2022 to 2023, published separately by NHS
England and the Local Government Association.
See the local spending plans
for the Adult Social Care Discharge Fund received on 16 December
2022, covering the December 2022 to March 2023 spending period.
