Decision details

18/00004 - Proposed Revision of Rates Payable and Charges Levied by Kent County Council for Children's Social Care Services in 2018-19

Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Education

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Decision:

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.

Publication date: 15/03/2018

Date of decision: 15/03/2018

Effective from: 23/03/2018

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