22 December 2021
Your request and our response
1. How many of your local authority residents with an eligible care need under the Care Act (2014), subjected by your officers to a financial assessment at any time from 1 April 2019 to date to determine their liability for non-residential adult social care charges, were assessed as having assets of less than:
* £14k? This information is not held in a reportable way.
* £20k? This information is not held in a reportable way. – 4465 of charged clients assessed with assets below £23,250
2. What percentage of all those charged by council for non-residential adult social care at any time from 1 April 2019 to date were assessed as having assets of less than
* £14k? This information is not held in a reportable way
* £20k? This information is not held in a reportable way- 88% of charged clients assessed with assets below £23,250
3. What is the amount of Minimum Income Guarantee used by your local authority for assessing contributions towards non-residential care:
* For people under 25 - £136.31pw
* For people over 25 and below pension age - £155.31pw
* For people over the pension age. - £209.06pw
4. Does your local authority take into account the daily living component of PIP or Attendance Allowance as income for the purpose of financial assessment for non-residential care? Yes
5. Are there any standard disregards given to people as part of Disability-Related Expenditure for the purpose of assessing their contributions for non-residential care? If yes, what are the standard disregards?
Standard minimum DRE disregard of £10.00pw (if in receipt of PIP or AA)