Decision:
a) APPROVE:
i) The weekly Foster Care Maintenance allowance is increased to:
|
All placements under 2 years old |
£150.77 |
|
All placements 2 to 4 years old |
£155.08 |
|
All placements 5 to 10 years old |
£172.31 |
|
All placements 11 to 15 years old |
£196.00 |
|
All placements over 16 years old |
230.46 |
ii) The weekly Foster Care Reward element is increased to:
|
Non-related placements 0 to 8 years old |
£113.60 |
|
Non-related placements 9 to 18 years old |
£215.77 |
iii) The weekly Foster Care Disability Enhancement is increased to:
|
Standard |
£64.73 |
|
Enhanced |
£86.31 |
iv) The weekly Foster Care Skills Based Payment is increased to:
|
Level 2 |
£21.04 |
|
Level 3 |
£52.58 |
v) The weekly Foster Care Single Placement Supplement is increased to:
|
Age 0 to 8 years old |
£227.20 |
|
Age 9 to 18 years old |
£431.54 |
vi) The Local Authority charges to OLAs for Children’s Services are increased to:
|
Social work support and assessment (per hour) |
£72.38 |
|
Administration fee associated with social work support and assessment (per invoice) |
£20.00 |
b) NOTE:
vii) The rates which are dictated by external agencies i.e. Inter-agency charges and Essential Living Allowance.
viii) The charges for other Local Authority for use of in-house respite residential beds is to be calculated on a full cost recovery basis.
c) DELEGATE:
ix) Authority to the Corporate Director of Children, Young People and Education, or other nominated officers, to undertake the necessary actions to implement the decision.