Issue - meetings

The Director of Health and Wellbeing submitted proposals for increasing the charge to service users for the provision of in-house residential care for 2011/12.

In accordance with its statutory duty, the Council was required to set a maximum charge for residential accommodation it provided in local authority homes for:-

-        Those residents who refused to provide details of their financial circumstances

-        Those service users who had been financially assessed according to their liability to pay and as a result did not qualify for financial assistance towards their charges

-        Those service users who were placed and financially supported by another local authority

It was proposed that the maximum charge for all local authority residential care homes be increased by 1% (£5.00 per week).  It was noted that this increase was below the current rate of inflation but in line with the Council’s recommendations on levels of fee setting.

Resolved:-  (1)  That the charges set out in Appendix 1 of the report submitted be approved.

(2)  That the charges be effective from April, 2011.

(3)  That a further report be submitted on a possible further increase in line with the rate of inflation and the financial implications of such.