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Charging for Adult Social Care Services

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

To agree to the proposal to consult for a period of 30 days on the:
a) Implementation of a new Charging Guidance 2016 Policy which brings together the current Fairer Contribution Policy and national guidance for residential care under CRAG.
b) Implementation of light touch assessment in accordance with the Care Act 2014.
c) An average charge of £29.07 is made for those customers who are in receipt of services but a financial assessment has not been undertaken.

Decision:

(i)         that the responses received during the thirty days consultation from 25 April to 27 May 2016 be noted;

 

(ii)        that approval be given for officers to implement a single charging policy which combines the existing Fairer Charging Policy for housing related support and CRAG related to charging for residential care services;

 

(iii)       that it be noted that the new charging policy includes residents supported through the Shared Lives scheme under Fairer Charging;

 

(iv)       that agreement be given to the use of Department Work and Pension (DWP) information to undertake financial assessment for all new customers;

 

(v)        that approval be given to an average charge of £29.07 for customers in receipt of services and where information cannot be obtained from the DWP, Housing Benefit or Council Tax systems.  The charged will be made from the time that the service commences up until a financial assessment can be completed.

Reason Key: Affects more than 2 wards;

Wards Affected: (All Wards);

Contact: Email: nancie.alleyne@brent.gov.uk Tel: 020 8937 4042.

Report author: Nancie Alleyne

Publication date: 26/07/2016

Date of decision: 25/07/2016

Decided at meeting: 25/07/2016 - Cabinet

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