Agenda item 4 - MTFS (Final) Cab 070213 , item 9. PDF 1 MB

Proposed Cost Increases 2013/14 – Adults
Annex 3
Proposed increase Cost £000
Additional investment in services for Older People and vulnerable adults.
This additional investment in social care will benefit all client groups.
Not only will if provide for the full costs of demographic growth relating to services for Older
People and Adults with Physical Disabilities or Learning Difficulties, it will also support the
transfer of care costs from the Supporting People Programme to Learning Disabilities Social
Care. Although savings will be achieved via this transfer the dependency level of these
individuals means that additional care costs will need to be picked up by this Service.
The additional investment will also support the additional costs following in and out of county
provider decisions to de-register from residential homes to supported living provision and to
meet the Authorities legal obligations to pay costs of placements where ordinary residence is
claimed
Finally It will also support post discharge from hospital activity and strengthen community
support as well as improving access to reablement. It will promote community based activity,
support carers and promote self-care.
6,200
Additional transitional funding to stimulate a range of activities to pump prime projects, which
will result in service changes. This will include improving the Commissioning of Services,
extending the Q360 (quality) initiative beyond Learning Disabilities and implementing the
social work reform board standards.
500
Total Proposed cost increases re Adults 6,700
Proposed Cost Increases 2013/14 – Children and Families
Proposed increase Cost £000
Targeted Support Teams
This will support targeted support teams in localities, maintain funding for school intervention
in maintained schools and address pressures on social care teams.
650
Pension Costs
To address inflation pressures regarding historic pension costs 107
Total Proposed cost increases re Children and Families 757
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