SOCIAL SERVICES, HOUSING AND BENEFITS SELECT
COMMITTEE – 8 MAY 2003
REPORT ON ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ALLOCATED TO
SOCIAL SERVICES AND HOUSING IN 2002/3 AND 2003/4
REPORT OF THE PORTFOLIO HOLDER FOR SOCIAL
SERVICES AND HOUSING
SUMMARY/PURPOSE
The purpose of this report
is to provide information on the allocation and utiilisation of additional
resources.
This report sets out details
of the additional resources packages, approved by Council in February 2002 for
the 2002/3 Social Services and Housing Directorate’s budget and also the
package approved by the Council in February 2003 for the 2003/4 budget.
A total net increase to the 2002/3 budget of £2.808m was approved by
Council in February 2001. The expenditure of resources has been strictly
monitored to ensure the objectives have been met and adhered to.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ALLOCATED TO THE 2003/4 BUDGET
A total of £2.277m of additional resources to the Social Services and Housing budget was approved by full council on 19th February 2003. In addition to this another £457k of inflation was earmarked from the Directorate’s budget for the community care sectors, bringing the total to £2.734m This money has been allocated at follows:
Growth Inflation Total
£000 £000 £000
Homecare 730 70 800
Nursing Homes 520 87 607
Residential Sector 438 300 738
Children’s Services recruitment & retention 94 0 94
Foster Care 250 0 250
Direct Services NCSC 45 0 45
Fairer Charging Policy 200 0 200
Total 2277 457 2734
The budget spending against these items will be
monitored in the usual manner and reported as part of the base budget position
in the regular monthly budget monitoring reports brought to this committee.
Contact Point: Dawn Cousins, Head of Policy,
Performance and Resources ( 520600 ext.2240
|
G GARROD Strategic Director of
Social Services and Housing |
Cllr.
GORDON KENDALL Portfolio Holder for Social Services and
Housing |