Decision details

KCC currently backdates charges for residential care to the date that funding commenced but does not do this for domiciliary and other non-residential care and support. The amount of income lost by not backdating charges for these service users is approximately £300,000 per year.

Following the implementation of the Care Act in April 2015, the Department of Health has provided clarification on the backdating issue (in a series of responses to questions from local authorities).

This decision will now institute backdating for domiciliary and other non-residential care and support to the date that the County Council commenced funding.  Charges will not be collected from the service user until a financial assessment has been carried out and anyone not able to pay any arrears in one go will be permitted to pay these off at a slower pace.

The proposed change will only apply to new service users from the date of implementation. 

As Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health, I AGREE that the County Council extend the process of backdating charges to domiciliary and other non-residential care and support.  The charge will be backdated to the date that the County Council commenced funding an individual. This will only apply to new service users from the date of implementation.