Decision details

That the Executive noted the transformation of the support offer at night.

i)              That the Executive agreed to consult on the following option for charging:

That the Council when financially assessing someone in receipt of Adult Social Care fully takes account of the income received by people receiving the higher rate of benefit from Attendance Allowance, Disability Living Allowance, and Personal Independence Payments.

Night time support transformation

There is limited provision of support at night in someone’s home in Bracknell Forest.  A number of people do have live-in carers, and a further small cohort have scheduled night time visits from a care home provider.  This leaves a gap for people who may need occasional support, but do not need regular support.  Most of these individuals will have been assessed by the DWP as being in need of night term support, and therefore eligible for the night time component of one of the benefits listed in paragraph 3.10 below, but have not been assessed by Adult Social Care as being eligible for support, as the thresholds are different.

Proposed charging amendments

The Care Act 2014 imposes powers and duties on Local Authorities in relation to these matters from April 2015, with further ongoing changes to some of the detailed requirements.

There is no alternative to implementing the requirements of the Care Act however there are decisions to be made regarding the detail of local implementation.

None.

People in receipt of non residential adult social care support.