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Better Care Fund: Essex

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 12 March 2026UIN 119182

The question

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.

Answered by 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%

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