Deferred Payment Agreements and Care Home Fees

1.How many Deferred Payment Agreements were entered into by Devon County Council to assist home owners to pay their care home fees in:

Financial Year April 2016 ‘ March 2017…………. 65

Financial Year April 2017 ‘ March 2018…………. 40

2. What is the total amount paid out by Devon County Council towards the cost of care home fees for people with whom the council had entered into a Deferred Payment Agreement in place and which will have been charged against these individual properties in respect of:

Financial Year April 2016 ‘ March 2017…………. £2.36 million.
Financial Year April 2017 ‘ March 2018…………. £3.15 million.

3. If Devon County Council enters into a Deferred Purchase Agreement to assist someone to pay their care home fees, who selects the tenant of the house:

The Council? (Yes/No) No

The Owner? (Yes/No) Yes

4. If the council selects the tenant does it select individuals form the Council’s waiting list for the property?
(Yes/No) No

5. If Devon County Council enters into a Deferred Purchase Agreement to assist someone to pay their care home fees, does the Council itself let and manage the property?
(Yes/No) No

6. If Devon County Council enters into a Deferred Purchase Agreement to assist someone to pay their care home fees, under the Deferred payment agreement.

Who is responsible for maintaining and insuring the property:

The Council? (Yes/No) No

The Owner? (Yes/No) Yes

7. What administrative and/or other charges does Devon County Council make to an individual to enter into a deferred property agreement? £……….Per DPA £400.00

8. What charge does the Council make for selling the property following the death of the individual? (if any) £………Per Property Sale

We do not hold this information, property sales are not the responsibility of Devon County Council.

9. What is the average number of weeks between the death of the owner and the completion of the sale of the owner’s property?

Average Number of Weeks…………. Average 98 weeks

10. How many whole time equivalent members of staff does the Council employ to manage and administer Deferred payment arrangements?

…….Number of whole time equivalent

Information not held. Devon County Council (DCC) does not have a specific Deferred Payment Arrangement (DPA) Team and does not record time spent by individual members of staff on Deferred Payment Arrangements.