UTILISATION OF EXTRA RESOURCES IN 2002/3 BUDGET APPENDIX 1
Code Description Amount
£000
CHILDRENS & FAMILIES Total Service Implications
0702 05110 Out of Hours 36
0758 5991S Independent fostering 500 Growth was to assist funding of expensive/essential placements
470L 35100 Invest to Save (Autism) 10 Gov. required contribution to Oak House Project
0758 5991S Oak House Operating Costs 15 Essential revenue budget to sustain Oak House initiative
0758 5991S Leaving care team 10 Enhancement of service to Looked after children
470A 35725 Increased adoption orders 15 Funding to maintain government emphasis on adoption
46SP 3433A LAC School provision 10 Enhancement of education support for Looked after children
46SP 3433B Court Directed Assessments 10 Funding to provide court directed specialist assessments
46SP 3433C Recruitment of Social Workers 15 Increased costs associated with recruitment
0758 5991S Fostering 40 Increased support and 'loyalty' payments to carers
0733 35724 Increase to NFCA rates 260 Alligning fostering allowances with 'national' rates
0758 5991S Increased clients in residential care 100 To assist with increased costs of 'specialist' services
1021
OLDER PEOPLE
P521/2 Residential - new capital thresholds 250 Increased threshold to £19,900
P521/2 Increased dependency 141 EMI placements
P527 Home care 2% increase above inflation 30 Contribution to uplift fees within both the private and inhouse service
P901 Loss of income (low benefits increase) 72
493
LEARNING DIFFICULTIES
Q007 Elderly Carers 103 All to sustain client services
Q007 Increased clients in residential care 50
Q007 Additional care package 47
Q007 From Westminster Hse to private sector 28
228
MENTAL HEALTH
P523 Increased clients in residential care 26 A one off service package needed to maintain specialist care
26
ADULTS
075X Fairer Charging 200 Implementation of Fairer Charging Policy
075X Residential/Nursing homes increase As detailed within report
above inflation 1332
1532
HOUSING
46CK Homelessness/B&B 75 To reduce the numbers in B&B, employment of Homelessness Prevention Officer
075X Cost of Housing Act 100 Supporting people, common housing register
0758 General Service Pressures 32 General contingency
46CZ Housing Advice Centre Contribution 10 Additional contribution to HAC
217
Gross Growth 3517
Income generated -189
Other Savings -544
Net Addition to budget 2784