The Better Care Fund - Find a freedom of information request

Request

NHS Digital shows that for the year 2021/22, Lincolnshire Council received £53,095K income from the NHS for social care. Could you please provide me with the following information under the Freedom of Information Act

1. How much of that income was from the Better Care Fund

2. How much of that income was spent on long term care

Decision

I can confirm that some of the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.

1. Of the £53.095m, £33.249m was Better Care Fund income.

2. The £53.095m from the 2021/22 Better Care Fund was added to all other funding, and in total LCC spend £115.935m on long term care in 2021/22, with the income from the NHS used to support this.

Reference number
FOI 6328969
Date request received
13/03/23
Date of decision
18/04/23