Adult Social Care & Public Health Sub-Committee

Date of meeting 10^th January 2023

Agenda Item 28

Labour Group Amendment

ADULT SOCIAL CARE CHARGING POLICY – 2023/2024

That the relevant changes are made to the recommendations as shown below in strikethrough and bold italics:

Recommendations:

2.1       That Committee agrees with the current charging policy for care and support services which includes an individual financial assessment to determine affordability and complies with the requirements of Section 17 of the Care Act 2014.

2.2      That Committee agrees to a 10% increase (rounded) on the following maximum charges from 10th April 2023 (when state benefits increase):

Maximum Charges	2022-2023	2023-2024
Means Tested Charges	Maximum	Proposed Maximum
In-house home care/support	£28 per hour	£31 per hour
In–house day care	£42 per day	£46 per day
In-House Residential Care	£133 per night (£931 per week)	£146 per night (£1022 per week)
Fixed Rate Charges
Fixed Rate Transport	£4.30 return	£4.70 return

2.3       That Committee agrees that the changes to in-house residential care charges take effect from 13 February 2023, thus providing 1 month’s notice.

2.34    That Committee agrees to an increase for miscellaneous fees at 10% as follows:

2022-23                                 2023-24

Deferred Payment set up fee (see 2.13)	£561 single charge	£617 one off charge
Initial fee for contracting non-residential care for self-funders	£296 single charge	£325 one off charge
Ongoing fee for contracting for non- residential care for self- funders	£92 per year	£101 per year

2.45    That Committee agrees to increase Carelink Service fees by 6% 10%, subject to a report to P&R on 9 February, as follows:

2022-23                                 2023-24

Standard Carelink Plus	£20.30 per month	£21.50 £22.30
Enhanced Carelink Service	£24.30 per month	£25.80 £26.70
Exclusive Mobile Phone	£26.30 per month	£27.90 £28.90

2.56    That Committee agrees to continue with the existing policy not to charge carers for any direct provision of support to carers.

2.67    If the above recommendations are not agreed, or if the committee wishes to amend the recommendations, then the item will normally need to be referred to the Policy & Resources Committee meeting on 9 February 2023 to be considered as part of the overall 2023/24 budget proposals. This is because the 2023/24 budget proposals are developed on the assumption that fees and charges are agreed as recommended and any failure to agree, or a proposal to agree different fees and charges, will have an impact on the overall budget proposals, which means it needs to be dealt with by Policy & Resources Committee as per the requirements of the constitution. This does not fetter the committee’s ability to make recommendations to Policy & Resources Committee.

Proposed by: Cllr Appich                                                Seconded by: Cllr Robins

Recommendations as amended:

Recommendations:

2.1       That Committee agrees with the current charging policy for care and support services which includes an individual financial assessment to determine affordability and complies with the requirements of Section 17 of the Care Act 2014.

2.2      That Committee agrees to a 10% increase (rounded) on the following maximum charges from 10th April 2023 (when state benefits increase):

Maximum Charges	2022-2023	2023-2024
Means Tested Charges	Maximum	Proposed Maximum
In-house home care/support	£28 per hour	£31 per hour
In–house day care	£42 per day	£46 per day
In-House Residential Care	£133 per night (£931 per week)	£146 per night (£1022 per week)
Fixed Rate Charges
Fixed Rate Transport	£4.30 return	£4.70 return

2.3       That Committee agrees that the changes to in-house residential care charges take effect from 13 February 2023, thus providing 1 month’s notice.

2.4 That Committee agrees to an increase for miscellaneous fees at 10% as follows:

                                                                                    2022-23                                 2023-24

Deferred Payment set up fee (see 2.13)	£561 single charge	£617 one off charge
Initial fee for contracting non-residential care for self-funders	£296 single charge	£325 one off charge
Ongoing fee for contracting for non- residential care for self- funders	£92 per year	£101 per year

2.5 That Committee agrees to increase Carelink Service fees by 10%, subject to a report to P&R on 9 February, as follows:

2022-23                                 2023-24

Standard Carelink Plus	£20.30 per month	£22.30
Enhanced Carelink Service	£24.30 per month	£26.70
Exclusive Mobile Phone	£26.30 per month	£28.90

2.6 That Committee agrees to continue with the existing policy not to charge carers for any direct provision of support to carers.

2.7 If the above recommendations are not agreed, or if the committee wishes to amend the recommendations, then the item will normally need to be referred to the Policy & Resources Committee meeting on 9 February 2023 to be considered as part of the overall 2023/24 budget proposals. This is because the 2023/24 budget proposals are developed on the assumption that fees and charges are agreed as recommended and any failure to agree, or a proposal to agree different fees and charges, will have an impact on the overall budget proposals, which means it needs to be dealt with by Policy & Resources Committee as per the requirements of the constitution. This does not fetter the committee’s ability to make recommendations to Policy & Resources Committee.