As Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health I
a) APPROVE the proposed changes to the Charging Policy for Home Care and other non-residential care and support to:
1) Change the rules on the treatment of savings/other capital between £14,250 and £23,250 so that £1 per week for every £250 between these two amounts is taken into account (rather than the current £1 for every £500).
2) Change the current policy on the treatment of any second or more properties so that they are treated as capital in the financial calculation. It is proposed that this applies to new clients from April 2017 and existing clients from April 2018.
3) Introduce an Arrangement Fee for people who have over the capital threshold, currently £23,250, (and who therefore must pay the full cost of their care) but who nevertheless request KCC to make the arrangements for their care (as is permitted under the Care Act 2014).
b) DELEGATE authority to the Corporate Director of Social Care, Health and Wellbeing, or other nominated officer, to undertake the necessary actions to implement the decision.