Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Deferred Payments for residential care must now be offered nationally where a person meets the criteria. The Cabinet will be asked to agree the terms and conditions of a legally binding deferred payment agreement for Barking & Dagenham.
Cabinet resolved to:
(i) Note the introduction of national eligibility criteria for Deferred Payment Schemes to be introduced by all Councils;
(ii) Agree the Care and Support Deferred Payment Scheme policy as set out in Appendix 1 to the report;
(iii) Agree that the Council shall apply the nationally-set maximum interest rate;
(iv) Agree that the Council shall apply a one-off set up administration fee of £500 and subsequent administration charges as incurred;
(v) Agree the use of online property sites and local newspapers, in the first instance, for determining whether there would be sufficient equity to be eligible for the scheme.
Report author: Bruce Morris
Publication date: 17/02/2015
Date of decision: 16/02/2015
Decided at meeting: 16/02/2015 - Cabinet
Effective from: 25/02/2015
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