Issue - items at meetings - Charges for Non-residential Services 2019/20

To submit a report by the Head of Adults’ Services.

It was resolved –

• To approve the Home Care charges outlined in Table 1 of the report.

• To approve charges for Telecare Services as outlined in Table 4 of the report.

Tier 1 everyone will be paying £46.60

Tier 2 & 3 everyone will be paying £92.93

• To approve the Telecare Annual charges outlined in Table 5 of the report.

Services and Maintenance £110.80

Services only £71.60

One off installation £44.30

• To approve a rate for Direct Payments of £11.30/hour

• To maintain a charge of £10 for the administration of Blue Badge requests and replacements as outlined in the report.

• To increase the fee for purchasing day care services in independent residential homes by 3% to £33.18.

• To approve an increase in fees paid for commissioned domiciliary care for Learning Disability Care packages – over one hour of services care will be paid £15.91 and under one hour will be £16.86.

The report of the Head of Adults’ Service seeking the Executive’s approval for proposed fees and charges for community based non-residential social care services for 2018/19 was presented for consideration.

The Chair and Portfolio Member for Social Services reported that it is usual practice to review the charges in respect of domiciliary services annually to coincide with Central Government’s revision of benefit and pension levels. The report sets out proposed community based non-residential social care fees and charges for 2019/20 in accordance with the Social Services and Well-Being (Wales) Act 2014.