These questions all relate to persons under age 65 living a residential care home paid for all or in part by your council’s social care budget
1) How many people in your Local Authority under 65 live in a residential care home?
Funded in part or fully funded Under 65s in Care Home Placements on 1st June 2021 = 582
2) How much disposable income/PEA do care home residents have available each week for their needs?
We adhere to the Care and Support Statutory (CASS) guidance issued by the Department of Health & Social Care, Annexe C: Treatment of Income, Personal Expenses Allowance, 43). The rates are regularly updated within the Social care – charging for care and support: local authority circular LAC as issued by the Department of Health & Social Care.
3) Calculation of income
a) How does your residential charging policy calculate income?
We adhere to the CASS guidance, Annexe C: Treatment of Income – Care and support statutory guidance – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
b) What is included in your income calculation?
We adhere to the CASS guidance, Annexe C: Treatment of Income (link above)
c) What is excluded from your income?
We adhere to the CASS guidance, Annexe C: Treatment of Income (link above)
d) Which (if any) parts of the income calculation are discretionary?
We adhere to the CASS guidance, Annexe C: Treatment of Income (link above)
e) Which parts of the income calculation are mandatory?
We adhere to the CASS guidance, Annexe C, Treatment of Income (link above)
f) Do you use the same calculation model for care home residents above the age of 65 versus those below that age?
Yes, we adhere to the CASS guidance, Annexe C, Treatment of Income (link above)
g) If the model differs, what are those differences?
Not applicable
4) Discretionary Increases
a) Does the Local Authority exercise its discretion to allow individuals under 65 years in residential care homes more than this minimum amount?
Yes
b) If yes, what is the weekly amount available to them and (as in 3 above) how is it calculated?
We undertake an individual financial assessment based on the persons unique financial circumstances
5) Is there any difference in the amount people are left with each week if the Local Authority is acting as an Appointee?
No