1. What is the total amount of money recovered by your local authority, through s.14 care charges, for disabled adults* receiving long term care and support – excluding those living in a care home – in the following financial years?
a) 2018/19 – £10,116
b) 2019/20 – £11,064
c) 2020/21 – £9,569
2. In total, how many disabled adults* – excluding those living in a care home – have received long term care and support in your local authority in the following financial years?
a) 2018/19 – 7065
b) 2019/20 – 6691
c) 2020/21 – 6865
3. Of the values stated in answers 1a-c, what was the total amount of money recovered specifically in relation to adults with learning disabilities in the following financial years?
a) 2018/19 – £1,950
b) 2019/20 – £2,468
c) 2020/21 – £2455
4. How many of the totals stated in answers 2a-c, within the following financial years, were recorded as having learning disabilities?
a) 2018/19 – 1863
b) 2019/20 – 1883
c) 2020/21 – 1954
5. How many disabled adults* receiving long term care and support – excluding those living in a care home – have seen an above-inflation rise in the amount they are charged by your local authority, in accordance with s.14 of the Care Act 2014, in the following financial years?
a) 2018/19
b) 2019/20
c) 2020/21
* Please understand ‘disabled adults’ to mean all those living with disabilities, including learning disabilities
From our preliminary assessment, Devon County Council (DCC) estimate that compliance with your request would exceed the appropriate costs limit under section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
This is currently £450 or 18 hours of officer time. DCC would need to manually check each case, and there are approximately 20,000 cases. As such, DCC are applying the S12 exemption to this question.