Received a report
reviewing the level of charging for social care services for 2004 /
2005 and proposing benchmark prices for care placements.
Agreed, in order to implement the required changes to the
charges for social care services from 12th April 2004 (the date at
which state benefits are increased), except for Nurseries from 1
May, to:
- Endorse an
increase of approximately 5% for the level and range of
non-residential charging as set out in paragraph 4.3 of the
report;
- Endorse Supporting
People charging as outlined in paragraph 6.3 of the report;
- Endorse the level
of charge for Welfare Meals as set out in paragraph 8.4 of the
report;
- The Residential
and Day Care charges for other Local Authorities (and full payers)
together with benchmark prices alluded to in paragraphs 10.5 , 10.6
, and 10.7 of the report; and
- The level of
charges for Nursery Places set out in paragraph 9.1 of the
report.