{"id":1055,"date":"2026-04-24T14:03:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T13:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.devon.gov.uk\/public-health\/resources-for-professionals\/the-better-care-fund\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T15:54:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T14:54:56","slug":"the-better-care-fund","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/public-health\/resources-insights-data\/reports-and-strategies\/the-better-care-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"The Better Care Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Better Care Fund is a government initiative&nbsp;which creates a local single pooled budget to incentivise the NHS and local government to work more closely together around people, placing their well-being as the focus of health and care services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Latest report: 2025\/26<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/PublicHealth\/IQDp_KfL3yJ0SL0sYtDKUO-XAfQWstSM0ooP0fpe382XDtQ?e=FSyfaY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Better Care Fund Framework Agreement 2025\/26<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Previous reports<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/PublicHealth\/IQDgXs6X4iuyQbNEXRan1mfEAcNqKtYdaC49rKhdWoL2d1E?e=xWxAH4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Better Care Fund Plan 2023-2025<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/PublicHealth\/IQCghYS92M4rQZfmfd2M467GAZUz5N0imGM_RSb_OauiSdA?e=stpVFg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Better Care Fund Plan Appendix 2023-2025<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/PublicHealth\/EQwEsvNRJr9EnUgibU6sk4YBCKgiW20qJKV8IDKDXqrorw?e=OcakP5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Better Care Fund Framework Agreement 2024\/25<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/PublicHealth\/IQCQeno45kl0Q54HHlZ6tC4ZAeqxrKVNpNCdCOtlDDR74Ec?e=sckoA1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Better Care Fund Framework Agreement 2023\/24<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/PublicHealth\/IQDq2Mz0ful0SrmXSAOiY0-AARJoZrW6KyjnCdAXDOqDZ60?e=6z5UAO\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/PublicHealth\/IQDq2Mz0ful0SrmXSAOiY0-AARJoZrW6KyjnCdAXDOqDZ60?e=6z5UAO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Better Care Fund Framework Agreement 2022\/23<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/PublicHealth\/EY8ZhskcQtNEkGELrPL3AAABiHklpJtAxvcQNIjCx3zHFw?e=2iuKaR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Better Care Fund Framework Agreement 2021\/22<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/PublicHealth\/EVAxDWeSI3RFioYPlSDCa1wB3pQuJedXq6B776unYxnG9Q?e=Q33GL4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Better Care Fund Framework Agreement 2020\/21<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/PublicHealth\/EbID7uVZNMlKrpygWGPNZQIBjduNCBAfGCbpD-PxL9MPCQ?e=eRX49A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Better Care Fund Partnership Agreement 2019\/20<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/sites\/PublicDocs\/PublicHealth\/_layouts\/15\/guestaccess.aspx?docid=01815a8a86d3b4201bdc228b8b9588ab0&amp;authkey=ARxT3ji5I_loS97QdW-khfE&amp;e=d848362f1fe74d9f9e684d76575def4d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Better Care Fund Framework Agreement 2017\/18<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/PublicHealth\/EUnfBrSvS0NBtfbsTrEXmQgBjYbvNw9FWmKubhwMgC06eg?e=p49AtM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Better Care Fund Narrative Plan 2017-2019<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/public-health\/resources-insights-data\/reports-and-strategies\/the-better-care-fund\/better-care-fund-2016-17\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4491\">Better Care Fund 2016\/17<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/public-health\/resources-insights-data\/reports-and-strategies\/the-better-care-fund\/better-care-fund-2015-16\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4489\">Better Care Fund 2015\/16<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We take accessibility seriously and recognise that some of the information presented in the files available on this page may not be fully accessible to someone using assistive technology such as a screen reader. If you need guidance or an alternative format, email <a href=\"mailto:bettercarefund-mailbox@devon.gov.uk\">bettercarefund-mailbox@devon.gov.uk<\/a> with details of any preferred format and the assistive technology you use.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Better Care Fund is a government initiative&nbsp;which creates a local single pooled budget to incentivise the NHS and local government to work more closely together around people, placing their well-being as the focus of health and care services. 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