Policy paper

Better Care Fund policy framework 2023 to 2025

Sets the national conditions, metrics and funding arrangements for the Better Care Fund in financial years 2023 to 2024 and 2024 to 2025.

From:
Department of Health and Social Care and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Published
4 April 2023
Last updated
12 April 2024 — See all updates
This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

Applies to England

Documents

2023 to 2025 Better Care Fund policy framework

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Addendum to the 2023 to 2025 Better Care Fund policy framework and planning requirements

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Details

The policy framework sets out the agreed way in which the Better Care Fund (BCF) will be implemented from 2023 to 2025.

BCF plans are jointly developed by health and social care partners in every area in England and support integrated, person-centred care in communities.

The policy framework is intended for use by those responsible for delivering the BCF at a local level (such as integrated care boards, local authorities and health and wellbeing boards) and NHS England.

The addendum provides information needed to finalise BCF plans for 2024 to 2025. It also confirms the overarching approach to, and the funding conditions for, the Discharge Fund for 2024 to 2025.

These documents should be read alongside the:

Updates to this page

Published 4 April 2023
Last updated 12 April 2024 + show all updates

  1. Updated 'Addendum to the 2023 to 2025 Better Care Fund policy framework and planning requirements' to provide details of the funding conditions for the Discharge Fund for 2024 to 2025.

  2. Added 'Addendum to the 2023 to 2025 Better Care Fund policy framework and planning requirements'.

  3. Added links to the BCF planning requirements and the minimum NHS contributions from ICBs.

  4. First published.

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