Devon County Council can not answer all of the questions asked as they are beyond our remit as an upper tier authority.
1a. The total number of referrals from occupational therapists received for home adaptations in the financial years 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22 until 30th September 2021?
| Year | Forms Completed (assessment forms recorded marked as completed in the requested period) |
| 2018/19 | 1141 |
| 2019/20 | 1130 |
| 2020/21 | 889 |
| 2021/22 (to 30/09) |
512 |
Our response for the remaining questions in 1 is that Devon County Council does not hold the information asked for. This is the responsibility of District Councils. By way of assistance, details for each of the district councils in Devon can be found on this Devon County Council webpage.
1bi. The total number of households means tests completed for home adaptations in the financial years 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22 until 30th September 2021?
Refer to 1a response above.
1bii. How many potential applicants did not proceed with making a grant application following a means test in the financial years 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22 until 30th September 2021?
Refer to 1a response above.
1c. The total number of formal applications received for home adaptations in the financial years 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22 until 30th September 2021?
Refer to 1a response above.
1d. The total number of formal applications approved in the financial years 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22 until 30th September 2021?
Refer to 1a response above.
1e. The total number of grants completed in the financial years 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22 until 30th September 2021?
Refer to 1a response above.
For the questions below, please could you specify which average measure you are using, whether it is median or mean. However, the median would be preferable.
2a. What was the average number of working days from first contact for someone to receive an initial assessment from an occupational therapist (or similar person) in each of the financial years 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22 until 30th September 2021?
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Year
|
Average Days (Median) – Days between initial enquiry (made in requested period) and assessment date, limited to where both dates exist in our records and follow the standard path of initial enquiry then assessment to exclude negative number of days. |
| 2018/19 | 29 |
| 2019/20 | 39 |
| 2020/21 | 42.5 |
| 2021/22 (to 30/09) |
36 |
2b. What was the average number of working days between someone receiving an initial assessment from an occupational therapist (or similar person) and the date of the referral to the housing department/ district council in each of the financial years 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22 until 30th September 2021?
| Year | Average Days (Median) – Days from assessment date (in requested period) to assessment completed date. |
| 2018/19 | 13 |
| 2019/20 | 10 |
| 2020/21 | 8 |
| 2021/22 (to 30/09) |
8 |
Our response for the remaining questions in 2 is that Devon County Council does not hold the information asked for. This is the responsibility of District Councils. By way of assistance, details for each of the district councils in Devon can be found on this Devon County Council webpage.
2c. What was the average number of working days between the date of the referral to the housing department / district council and the date of the formal grant application in each of the financial years 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22 until 30th September 2021?
Refer to 2b response above.
2d. What was the average number of working days between the date of receipt of the formal application and the certified/ completion date of installing the adaptations in each of the financial years 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22 until 30th September 2021?
Refer to 2b response above.
3a. If the council is currently using its discretionary powers to provide additional funding in addition to the maximum DFG amount, please state what the new figure is and what legislation has been used to increase the figure.
Devon County Council does not hold the information asked for. This is the responsibility of District Councils. By way of assistance, details for each of the district councils in Devon can be found on this Devon County Council webpage.