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Social Services: North East Hampshire

Asked by Alex BrewerLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 2 April 2025UIN 41318

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) increase social care funding and (b) support local authorities with increases in demand for care services in North East Hampshire constituency.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

To enable local authorities to deliver key services such as adult social care, the Government is making available up to £3.7 billion of additional funding for social care authorities in 2025/26, which includes an £880 million increase in the Social Care Grant.

The additional funding available to Hampshire in 2025/26 means that they will see an increase to their core spending power of up to 6.7% in cash terms.

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