Raise mental health to 10% of health budget

Headline figure

Mental health currently ~6.5% of €25.7bn health budget. Lifting to 10% ≈ €900m/yr extra.

Attribution & links

Origin

Manifesto

Owner

Social Democrats

Policy area

Mental Health

Underwrites commitment

Raise mental health funding to 10% of the health budget

First stated

2024-11-19

Last reviewed

2026-05-23

Verification

Cross-checked against the source document. Quote captured verbatim where the figure is directly stated; gaps and mismatches are noted honestly.

Verified against Social Democrats GE2024 Manifesto, p.18: "Set a pathway towards allocating 10 per cent of the total health budget to mental health services by the end of 2030."

Evidence & sources

Every euro figure above ultimately traces back to the source document below.