West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) wants to hear residents’ views on the introduction of a proposed one-off fee for those who entirely self-fund their own adult social care, either in their own home or in a residential setting.
The proposed fee is to support the Council's administration costs when arranging care on behalf of someone who self-funds when the Council acts as a conduit between the self-funder and the care providers.
The Councils seeking your views on the proposed self-funder fee and subsequent amends to the Adult Social Care Fees and Charging Policy.
Currently, the Council has an Adult Social Care Fees and Charges Policy which details the fees and charges that are applicable to a person accessing social care support from the Council.
The proposed one-off fee will apply to those who self-fund their own care and have capital assets above the current upper care limit of £23,250. This threshold is set to increase in autumn next year following the Government announcement, introducing a new upper care limit of £100,000, meaning that those who self-fund will have capital assets above this new threshold.
You can find out more about the wider adult social care charging reform, including the new threshold by visiting:
At present the council does not charge an administration fee for arranging social care for someone who is able to self-fund their own care. However, the Care and Support statutory guidance gives local authorities the discretion to impose an administration fee to arrange this care on behalf of a self-funder.
This consultation is asking for your feedback on the proposal to amend the Adult Social Care Fees and Charges Policy to implement a one-off fee for those who appoint the Council to arrange care on a self-funders behalf.
Although not compulsory, a person who meets this self-fund threshold can ask the Council to arrange their adult social care on their behalf due to reasons such as; the person finding the system too difficult to navigate, or wishing to take advantage of the Council’s knowledge of the local market of care and support services. Therefore, this one-off administration fee will only apply to individuals who wish the Council to provide this service for them.
Please tell us your viewson our proposals by:
Your feedback on this consultation is really important to us. All consultation feedback will be analysed and considered, and will help Councillors make a final decision. Your feedback will be part of a report with many other people’s feedback, so you will not be personally identified. The report will be considered by Councillors in February 2023.
If you have any queries, comments or would like a copy of this survey in another format, you can contact us by email, post or telephone. Our contact details are as follows:
Email address: FinancialAssessments.NCC@westnorthants.gov.uk
Postal Address:
Residents can put forward their views, ask questions and receive feedback at the following consultation drop in events which will take place across West Northamptonshire:
This consultation will run from 9 November to midnight on 6 December 2022.
For information about how consultation and engagement responses are managed, please see the consultation and engagement privacy notice.
Thank you for helping us by taking part in this consultation.
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