Housing for Varying Needs Review - Aberdeen City Council

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NeedsHousing for Varying Needs Review• Meals provision applicable only in very sheltered housingcomplexes• Heating Charge• A charge may be applied to tenants under 65 for personal care,which is subject to financial assessment.• Personal care is provided without charge for those aged 65 andover.• Council Tax• Electricity for domestic use8.2 The funding of and current charging policy for the housing supportservice (warden service) is complex and dependent on the tenancy startdate.• The introduction of the Supporting People (SP) programme on 1April 2003 saw the services provided by wardens in sheltered andvery sheltered housing classified and registered as a housingsupport service.• Prior to 1 April 2003, these services were funded from the rent pooland general fund. Tenants whose tenancy started before this dateare currently protected tenants and are exempt from charges for theduration of their tenancy.• The sum of c£400k is paid from the Housing Revenue Account tocover these costs.• Tenancies created between 1 April 2003 and 31 March 2006 wherethe tenant was in receipt of Housing Benefit were passported andare exempt from charging for the duration of their tenancy or wherethey had no Housing Benefit entitlement they were subject to thecharge subject to a financial assessment.• ACC made the decision to defer charging for all housing supportservices including warden service until 2 May 2005.• COSLA provided guidance on charging for these services whichthey revised on the 1 April 2006.• The current charge of £19.70 for sheltered and £29.26 for verysheltered housing support charges was implemented from 1 April2006 following the revised COSLA guidance and has not beenincreased since that date.• Tenancies from 1 April 2006 are subject to financial assessmentirrespective of entitlement to Housing Benefit.• If the tenant(s) declines a financial assessment then the full chargeis applied.• In 2009/10, COSLA revised their guidance on the removal of thepassport protection and indicated that it should only apply to newrecipients of a service.• Further revision in 2011/12 (see below).8.3 The charges to tenants for housing support services in Aberdeen Cityhave not been increased since April 2006. Charges for other non-19
Housing for Varying Needs Reviewresidential care services provided by ACC have been uplifted year onyear.8.4 The Senior Personal Carer costs for 2010/2011 were £3.57 millionacross 49 sites. (This includes some non-recurring costs associatedwith additional staff to support tenants where housing improvementswere being undertaken).8.5 Funding sources currently are:Supporting People BudgetHousing General Fund£1.97 million£1.6 millionIncome from Tenants for 2010/11 from SP charges £426,034.8.6 The Housing Revenue Account contribution for “protected tenants” iscirca £400k.8.7 A snap shot taken in October 2011 gives an indication the currentcharges made and received by the City Council. The key figures are asfollows:• 907 financial assessments processed.Full Charge 482Partial charge 73Nil Charge 352• 1050 protected up to 31 March 2006.8.8 COSLA has decided that the passporting of tenants in receipt of housingbenefit had created an anomaly and inequality for tenants in the system.8.9 The 2011/12 Guidance states: “Over the past two years, the COSLApolicy has been that the removal of the passport protection should onlyapply to new recipients of a service. It is now suggested that it shouldopen to councils to choose whether or not to remove the protection forall clients”.A Copy of the Guidance is available online athttp://www.ccpscotland.org/assets/files/hseu/information/consultations/COSLA%20Charging%20Guidance%202011.doc .8.10 This has led to a number of local authorities taking the decision toremove the protection for all tenants.20
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