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Health Services: Finance

Asked by Dr Caroline JohnsonConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 8 August 2025UIN 65319

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a recent estimate of how many patients would benefit from a personal health budget.

Answered by Karin Smyth

No specific estimate has been made. The Fit for the Future: 10-Year Health Plan for England commits to giving people more choice and control over their care. We have committed to at least doubling the number of people offered a personal health budget by the 2028/29 financial year, and we will make personal health budgets a universal offer for all who would benefit from them by 2035.

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