Written question WQ87352
- Asked by
- Andrew RT DaviesConservative
- To be answered by
- Minister for Health and Social Services
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 11 days
Question
Will the Minister confirm how much funding the Welsh Government has allocated to autism services within each health board over the last three years?
Answer
Answered by Deputy Minister for Social Services
Health boards are provided discretionary funding with which they determine how best to spend, based on the local needs of their population.
Examples of the additional specific funding which Welsh Government has directed into the NHS to support autism over the last three years include:
• £2million of funding to health boards for children’s neurodevelopmental services each year, allocated as:
Regional Partnership Board
Recurrent allocation from 2015-16 (total £2m)
West Wales
235,972
West Glamorgan
330,256
Powys HB
79,919
North Wales
445,044
Gwent
392,409
Cwm Taf
198,393
Cardiff and Vale
318,007
• In addition Regional Partnership Boards are provided with £3million to support the Integrated Autism Service, allocated as
Regional Partnership Board
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
Total
West Wales
398,000
398,000
398,000
1,194,000
West Glamorgan
398,000
398,000
398,000
1,194,000
Powys
337,000
337,000
337,000
1,011,000
North Wales
652,000
652,000
652,000
1,956,000
Gwent
458,000
458,000
458,000
1,374,000
Cwm Taf
367,000
367,000
367,000
1,101,000
Cardiff & Vale
367,000
367,000
367,000
1,101,000
In July 2022 the Deputy Minister for Social Services announced a Neurodivergence Improvement Programme backed by £12million. For 2022-2023, an additional £1.4million has been provided to Regional Partnership Boards for urgent support, allocated as follows.
Regional Partnership Board
2022-23
West Wales
177,044
West Glamorgan
182,840
Powys
58,268
North Wales
312,578
Gwent
268,604
Cwm Taf Morgannwg
213,654
Cardiff and Vale
187,012
Further funding will be provided as the programme develops.