We asked the Department what the £500 million Adult Social Care Discharge Fund would achieve. It informed us this funding would be used primarily for measures to support discharge from hospitals into social care, with an expectation that much would be focussed on the domiciliary care workforce.73 The Department also noted this funding would be used differently in different places, and that it was for local authority and NHS partners within ICSs to decide, through place-based decision-making, ...

We asked the Department what the £500 million Adult Social Care Discharge Fund would achieve. It informed us this funding would be used primarily for measures to support discharge from hospitals into social care, with an expectation that much would be focussed on the domiciliary care workforce.73 The Department also noted this funding would be used differently in different places, and that it was for local authority and NHS partners within ICSs to decide, through place-based decision-making, how best to deploy resources for the greatest impact in their areas.74 62 Qq 74, 78, 88–90 63 HM Treasury, Autumn Statement 2022, 17 November 2022 64 Q 1 Type: conclusion | Number: 20 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: 3.5 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: July 2023 3.6 The government provided £500 million for 2022-23 to support timely and safe discharge from hospital into social care. Analysis of the impact of the discharge