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Autumn Budget Revision 2025-2026: supporting document

Supporting document to the Budget (Scotland) Act 2025 Amendment Regulations 2025. Provides details of Level 2 and 3 budgets.


Health and Social care

Schedule 2.1 Total Changes for the Autumn Budget Revision

Details of Proposed Budget
Operating £m Capital £m Total £m
Total Budget in the Budget Act 20,715.424 1,014.100 21,729.524
Changes Proposed
Funding Changes 620.100 77.000 697.100
Technical Adjustments 0.000 0.000 0.000
Net Whitehall Transfers 0.000 0.000 0.000
Net Transfers within Scottish Block (667.820) 0.000 (667.820)
Total changes proposed (47.720) 77.000 29.280
Proposed Budget following Autumn Budget Revision 20,667.704 1,091.100 21,758.804
Expenditure Limit:
Health and Social Care 20,548.049 1,082.100 21,630.149
Total Expenditure Limit 20,548.049 1,082.100 21,630.149
UK Funded AME:
Health 107.655 0.000 107.655
Total UK Funded AME 107.655 0.000 107.655
Other Expenditure:
Health 12.000 9.000 21.000
Total Other Expenditure 12.000 9.000 21.000
Total Budget 20,667.704 1,091.100 21,758.804
Total Limit on Income (accruing resources) 3,000.000

Schedule 3.1 Health and Social Care.

Details of Proposed Budget
Proposed Changes Operating £m Capital £m Total £m
Original Budget 20,715.424 1,014.100 21,729.524
Proposed changes (47.720) 77.000 29.280
ABR Proposed Budget 20,671.414 1,091.100 21,762.514
Summary of proposed changes
Additional funding for Health and Social -Care services 300.000 77.000 377.000
Additional funding for Health and Social Care employer pensions 134.700 0.000 134.700
Scotland reserve carry-forward 100.000 0.000 100.000
Transfer to Local Government to support workforce and fairwork investment (257.200) 0.000 (257.200)
Transfer to Local Government to support Care at Home investment (124.000) 0.000 (124.000)
Transfer to Local Government to support the delivery of Mental Health Transition and Recovery Plan (120.000) 0.000 (120.000)
Pay Contingency 85.400 0.000 85.400
Transfer to Local Government to support the implementation of the Carers Act (60.500) 0.000 (60.500)
Transfer to Scottish Funding Council to fund the teaching grant for nursing and midwifery students (52.938) 0.000 (52.938)
Transfer to Local Government to increase social work capacity in adult services (22.000) 0.000 (22.000)
Transfer to Scottish Funding Council to fund salary costs of Clinical Academics and Senior Academic GPs (9.288) 0.000 (9.288)
Transfer to Scottish Funding Council to fund the teaching grant for paramedicine students (4.575) 0.000 (4.575)
Transfer to Local Government to support school counselling services (4.000) 0.000 (4.000)
Transfer to Local Government for delivery of Self-Directed Support (3.696) 0.000 (3.696)
Transfer to Workforce Development to fund Social Work Education (3.700) 0.000 (3.700)
Transfer to Scottish Funding Council to fund additional costs of teaching dental students (1.542) 0.000 (1.542)
Transfer to Local Government for enforcement of legislation on nicotine vapour products (1.340) 0.000 (1.340)
Transfer to Scottish Funding Council to fund prosthetic and orthotic education (0.995) 0.000 (0.995)
Miscellaneous minor transfers (2.046) 0.000 (2.046)
(47.720) 77.000 29.280
Gross Expenditure 23,554.304 1,111.100 24,665.404
Less: Retained Income (2,886.600) 0.000 (2,886.600)
Capital Receipts Applied 0.000 (20.000) (20.000)
20,667.704 1,091.100 21,758.804
Budget Analysis
NHS Territorial Boards 14,341.596 0.000 14,341.596
NHS National Boards 1,885.300 0.000 1,885.300
Primary and Community Health Services 1,301.308 0.000 1,301.308
Health Capital Investment 0.000 1,102.100 1,102.100
Miscellaneous Other Services and Resource income 875.728 0.000 875.728
General Dental Services 520.305 0.000 520.305
Pharmaceutical Services 339.995 0.000 339.995
Education and Training 257.729 0.000 257.729
Social Care Support 180.209 0.000 180.209
Health Improvement and Protection 165.244 0.000 165.244
Community Eyecare 141.989 0.000 141.989
Mental Health Services 133.980 0.000 133.980
Digital Health and Care 102.129 0.000 102.129
Reform and Improvement Measures 100.000 0.000 100.000
Alcohol and Drugs Policy 82.607 0.000 82.607
Quality and Improvement 49.600 0.000 49.600
SportScotland 35.034 0.000 35.034
Early Years 30.430 0.000 30.430
Health Capital Income 0.000 (20.000) (20.000)
Active Healthy Lives 4.866 0.000 4.866
Health PPP/PFI NPD (Other) 12.000 9.000 21.000
NHS Impairments (AME) 107.655 0.000 107.655
Net Expenditure 20,667.704 1,091.100 21,758.804

Contact

Email: Finance.Co-ordination@gov.scot

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