Adult social care fees and charges 2024/25
Service users in receipt of care services will be offered a financial assessment which will take into account their income and savings and reflect whether they receive none residential care and support (i.e. care at home or in the community) or residential care and support as details below.
Contributions payable by service users for care at home and other non-residential care services (subject to financial assessment)
Contributions payable by service users for care at home and other non-residential care services charges
| Type of service | Service user contributions |
|---|
| Personal budget |
The service user will be financially assessed and asked to contribute the lower of the two figures:
The full amount of the personal budget ornet disposable income |
| Care at home (domiciliary care) |
Assessed charge - Subject to financial assessment |
| Supported living |
Assessed charge - Subject to financial assessment |
| Day care |
Assessed charge - Subject to financial assessment |
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Community alarm/telecare - provided by social care to meet identified need:
- Silver
- Gold
- Platinum
- Diamond
- GSM unit (SIM card/no landline)
|
Assessed charge - Subject to financial assessment |
| Provisional financial assessment rate pending full financial assessment |
Full cost of service |
Contributions payable for other non-residential and residential care services (not subject to financial assessment)
Contributions payable for other non-residential and residential care services charges
| Type of services | Service user contributions |
|---|
| Domiciliary intermediate care - Re-enablement Care and Assessment and Rehabilitation centre Service |
No charge - free service for up to 6 weeks maximum then full financial assessment if services continue. |
| Transport |
£3.30 per one way journey |
| Meals at day centres |
Charge to cover cost of provision |
- Bronze
- Silver
- Gold
- Platinum
- Diamond plus
- Diamond basic
- Couples charge
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- £6.00 per week (plus VAT)
- £7.00 per week (plus VAT)
- £9.00 per week (plus VAT)
- £17.00 per week (plus VAT)
- £33.00 per week (plus VAT)
- £18.00 per week (plus VAT)
- As above plus 50%
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Residential care
Respite care charges
| Type of service | Service user contribution |
|---|
| Short/Long term residential care |
Financial assessment |
| Residential respite care |
£49.12 per night maximum contribution. A Financial Assessment will be offered and contribution may be less. |
| Intermediate/rehabilitation |
No charge for up to six weeks when provided as part of a care plan and then subject to financial assessment |
| Provisional financial rate (pending a full financial assessment) |
£188.00 per week |
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous charges
| Type of service | charge |
|---|
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Hire of rooms at Blackpool Centre for Independent Living Centre (applicable to private sector organisations)
- Elm Room
- Maple Room
- Pine Room
- Oak Room
Out of hours room hire charge
- Monday to Friday (evenings after 6.00 pm)
- Saturday
- Sunday
Out of hours additional security charge
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- £50 per half day
- £50 per half day
- £40 per half day
- £25 per half day
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Extra Care Housing - Peace of mind services
Out of hours housing management
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£16.90 per week flat rate charge. Includes access to on site core care and support service. Rent and service charge are payable in addition to the charge for the Peace of Mind service.
£8.70 per week
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Deferred payment agreements
Set up fee
Annual administration fee (payable in advance)
Interest rate
Interest rate (six months after settlement due)
|
£700
£420
National rate
8%
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Applicable thresholds
Applicable thresholds information
| Applicable financial thresholds | |
|---|
| Lower capital limit |
£14,250 |
| Upper capital limit |
£23,250 |
| Tariff income |
For every £250 or part of £250 above £14,250, you are treated
as if you have an extra £1 a week income. |
| Residential personal expenses allowance (pocket money) |
£28.25 per week |
|
Administration of care package (where a service user has assets valued at more than £23,250)
Set up fee
Annual administration fee
|
£80
£80
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Adjustments to contributions
Please note that when an individual's contribution to their personal budget has been established, this is the amount that they will be required to contribute unless the following circumstances apply:
- A person is admitted to hospital or there is another absence from home for a period of more than 1 continuous week. The authority must be notified and the contribution towards the cost of the personal budget will be reviewed
- A person dies in which case a refund or any balance outstanding will be calculated from the date of death
Client finances
| Client finances | |
|---|
| Court of Protection fixed costs
CAT I work up to and including the date upon which the court makes an order appointing a deputy
CAT II annual management fee
First year
Second year
NB: Where a service users net assets are below £20,300, the annual management fee should not exceed 3.5% of the service users assets
CAT III Annual property management fee
CAT IV Preparation and lodgement of annual report
Money management services
Living in residential care
Living in the community
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£944
£982
£824
£380
£274
£9.24 per week
£13.20 per week
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