Social Services - Adult Services

 

Appendix 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

REVISION OF CHARGES 2004/05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHARGE

CHARGE

Notes

 

 

2003/04

2004/05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

£

£

 

 

HOME CARE SERVICES

£10 per hour

£11 per hour

£1 per hour Increase - charge remains below full

 

 

(full cost payer)

(full cost payer)

cost of service as required by Fairer Charging.

 

 

 

 

Assisted funded clients pay lower amounts

 

 

 

 

according to their ability to pay.

 

 

 

 

Effective from 4/4/04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DAY CARE SERVICES

 

 

 

 

- ALL CLIENT GROUPS

 

 

 

 

Meal Charge

2.50

2.50

No increase - brings charge in line with meals at home

 

Light Tea

1.50

2.00

50p increase

 

Bath

3.00

3.50

50p increase

 

Guests, including lunch

5.00

5.50

50p increase

 

 

 

 

Effective from 1/4/04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEALS ON WHEELS

1.80

2.50

70p Increase

 

per meal

 

 

Effective from 01/07/04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                  

                                   

APPENDIX 2

 

 

 

 

Meals Comparator Information for Older People

 

 

 

Notes*

Authority

Charge per meal including a pudding

Number of deliveries per week

Price increase likely in the near future?

1

Bournemouth

 

£2.50

5

Usually increase price in April of 5-10p.

2

Brighton & Hove

£2.40

7 (365 per year)

Set every April by Council.  Amount not known at present for this year.

3

Hampshire

 

£2.50 set by Council then may be subsidised to £1.50 - £2.50 by SSD/LA.

Varies over area between 2 and 7.

Possible increase in April.

4

Isle of Wight

 

£1.80

4/5 depending on area

Yes

5

Poole

 

£2.20

7

No

6

Portsmouth

£2.50 SSD clients

£5.50 non SSD clients

7

No

7

Southampton

£2.40

5

Not sure – possibly in April.

8

West Sussex

£2.80

5 to most areas

7 to some

£2.90 from 1 April 2004