AQW 33284/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the funding allocated to the Mental Health Strategy 2021-2031, in each year since 2021.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 10 October 2025
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 10 October 2025
- Answer due by
- 27 October 2025
- Answered
- 27 October 202517 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
No additional funding has been provided to my Department to support implementation of the Strategy. As a result, existing Departmental resources have been used to support progress on the Strategy’s actions.
The table below shows the funding allocated by my Department from 2021/22 to 2025/26 to support delivery of the Mental Health Strategy:
| Year | Funding Allocation (£m) | Requirement within Funding Plan (£m) |
| 2021/22 | 0.65 | 0.65 |
| 2022/23 | 4.1 | 9.59 |
| 2023/24 | 5.5 | 24.38 |
| 2024/25 | 5.9 | 42 |
| 2025/26 | 5.9 | 61.72 |
There has also been capital spend of £4.7m from 2020/21 to 2023/24
for the Northern Trust Mental Health Inpatient Unit.