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<p>Earlier this year, the Government gave councils access to £9.25 billion more dedicated
funding for social care over the next three years. This includes an additional £2
billion of funding in England, as announced at the Spring Budget 2017.</p><p>The vast
majority of the money announced at Spring Budget and for the improved Better Care
Fund at Spending Review 2015 will be allocated to ensure that those who can raise
less through the social care precept element benefit most. The remainder will be allocated
according to relative need in recognition of the additional challenges which social
care places on all councils.</p><p>More widely we remain committed to the Fair Funding
Review as an important way to address concerns about the fairness of current funding
distributions to local authorities. There have been widespread calls for a thorough,
evidence-based review and this we plan to deliver. We will therefore continue to make
progress with the review, in collaboration with the LGA and local authority officers.</p><p>The
Department for Communities and Local Government and the Department for Health work
closely together to ensure that our policy priorities are aligned and our Departments
are in regular contact at ministerial and official level.</p>
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