Issue - meetings

Report ACS11062

The Committee considered a report providing an update on the implementation in 2011-12 of the revised Personal Budgets and Contributions Policy, approved by the Portfolio Holder on the 18^th March 2011 following consultation. The revised policy was effective from 16^th May 2011 and introduced a number of changes which were outlined in the report.

The Chairman questioned when clients would start receiving their bills.  The Exchequer manager reported that in terms of day centre charges, bills were being issues as part of a phased roll out and bills would be issued 6-8 weeks in arrears.  As clients on average attended the centres two days a week their would not be facing large bills.

The Committee heard that there was approximately 200 people attending day centres who were awaiting a further financial review.  Bills would not be issued until the financial review had been undertaken.

A further report would be presented to the Committee in April 2012 and this would provide an overview of the impact of the charging policy.

RESOLVED that a further report on the impact of the introduction of day care charges be presented to the meeting of the Adult and Community PDS Committee in April 2012.