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FINAL OUTTURN REPORT 2021/22

Meeting: 28/06/2022 - Adult Care and Health Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee (Item 9)

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Report FSD22055

 

The Committee considered a report which provided details of the final outturn position for the Adult Care and Health Portfolio for 2021/22.

 

The final outturn for the “controllable” element of the Adult Care and Health budget in 2021/22 was a net underspend of £65k compared to the last reported figure of a net underspend of £113k, which was based on activity at the end of December 2021. However it was noted that two COVID-19 grants had been utilised to cover the cost pressures that had been caused by the impact of the pandemic, particularly within Services for 65+.

 

In response to questions, the Head of Finance for Adults, Health and Housing advised that they were not aware of any further government funding but some of the cost pressures faced during the pandemic were expected to reduce. However, further funding had been announced by the CCG totalling £3.9m, which would be partly ringfenced, to mitigate pressures during 2022/23. The Director of Adult Social Care said that part of this funding was in recognition of the work undertaken during the pandemic to get people out of hospital quicker, in order to ease pressures on frontline staff. These patients had often been more unwell than usual and required further support. These pressures were continuing whilst the NHS worked to reduce their waiting lists, and therefore the CCG had agreed to provide funding this year at a local level, for which they were very grateful.

 

A Member noted the £3m variation related to Assessment and Care Management and asked the reasons for this. The Director of Adult Social Care said that the variation reflected the work undertaken to get people out of hospital earlier. As they were more unwell, they often had more intense needs and the cost of providing care had been greater. In response to a further question, the Head of Finance for Adults, Health and Housing advised that a significant amount of growth had been included in the budget for 2022/23.

 

In relation to questions regarding the Winter Resilience Funding, the Head of Finance for Adults, Health and Housing said that the Portfolio had faced significant pressures during 2021/22 and they had been fortunate that grants of £1.65m had been used, and retained, to cover these. The CCG had been happy for the Local Authority to carry forward £400k to 2022/23 as part of their post-pandemic recovery arrangements.

 

RESOLVED that:

 

i.)  The net underspend of £65k on controllable expenditure at the end of 2021/22 be noted; and,

 

ii.)  The Portfolio Holder for Adult Care Health be recommended to endorse the 2021/22 final outturn position for the Adult Care and Health Portfolio.