Decision details

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.