Issue - meetings

Councillor N Hoy introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, seeking approval to set Homecare fees for the 2022/23 year.

RESOLVED to:

1)    Make an inflationary increase of 6.0% for independent sector home care provision from 1 April 2022;

2)    Increase travel/visit rates by an average of 6.0% from 1 April 2022;

3)    Increase the fee rate for in-house home care and extra care provision from 1 April 2022 by 6.0%; and

4)    Make an inflationary increase of up to 6.0% for specialist home care placements where evidence is provided of inflationary pressures.