Issue - meetings

The Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Health introduced a proposed Care and Support Deferred Payment Scheme for the Borough.

The Cabinet Member explained that the proposals would bring the Council’s current scheme into line with the requirements of the Care Act 2014, with a key feature being the ability of a person receiving care to defer some or all of their care costs by having a charge placed on property that they owned.

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.