Current status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 6 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the (a) allocated budget and (b) actual outturn expenditure for the Young Patients Family Fund in each financial year since its introduction.
The first year of YPFF delivery was from July 2021 and there is complete expenditure data up to March 2025. The fund is demand-led and the Scottish Government is committed to ensuring sufficient funding to NHS Boards to support all valid YPFF claims. Actual spend may differ from profiled spend as demand requirements change over time. Budgets for Young Patients Family Fund are as set out in the following table along with the outturn expenditure for each financial year.
Year | Budget | Expenditure |
2021-22 | £5 million | £1,486,464 |
2022-23 | £4 million | £2,692,814 |
2023-24 | £4 million | £2,923,657 |
2024-25 | £4 million | £3,111,953 |