Rate paid for externally provided adult learning disability and autism services for 2023/2024
Case reference FOI2023/01492
Published 15 November 2023
Request
Question 1
For this financial year
The average (arithmetic mean in £ and pence) rate you pay for externally provided adult learning disability and autism services (not your in-house services) for each of the service types as follows:
The weekly rate for Residential homes (including profound and multiple learning disability (PMLD) services and respite care)
The hourly rate for Supported living
The hourly rate for Day services
The hourly rate for Domiciliary care
If the service is not commissioned hourly, please provide an estimated average hourly rate based on the average number of hours per week.
For clarification:
*I am looking for the average rate that has been set for this current financial year, which to my knowledge would have been decided around April.
*Can I have data on rates to providers for adults with learning disabilities and autism only.
*Data on purely Residential providers.
Question 2
The average (arithmetic mean as a percentage) annual fee uplift (inflationary uplift) you have implemented in 2023/24 for externally provided adult learning disability and autism services (not your in-house services) for each of the service types as follows:
Residential homes (including profound and multiple learning disability (PMLD) services and respite care)
Supported living
Day services
Domiciliary care
Question 3
For this financial year
We want to understand the average (arithmetic means in £ and pence) rate that would be applicable for your in-house / internally provided adult learning disability and autism services for each of the service types as below.
The weekly rate for Residential homes (including profound and multiple learning disability (PMLD) services and respite care)
The hourly rate for Supported living
The hourly rate for Day services
The hourly rate for Domiciliary care
If the hourly cost for providing the service is not already available to you, please provide an estimated average hourly rate using the assumptions below.
Assumptions:
National Insurance/Tax/Sickness costs per hour: £8.30
Apportioned core costs per hour: £2.73
Training/Management costs per hour: £2.65
For clarification: From my understanding, LD and autism are usually categorised together, but in this case, if they can be regarded as two separate categories, that would be great.
Response
Question 1
For this financial year
The average (arithmetic mean in £ and pence) rate you pay for externally provided adult learning disability and autism services (not your in-house services) for each of the service types as follows:
The weekly rate for Residential homes (including profound and multiple learning disability (PMLD) services and respite care)
The hourly rate for Supported living
The hourly rate for Day services
The hourly rate for Domiciliary care
If the service is not commissioned hourly, please provide an estimated average hourly rate based on the average number of hours per week.
For clarification:
*I am looking for the average rate that has been set for this current financial year, which to my knowledge would have been decided around April.
*Can I have data on rates to providers for adults with learning disabilities and autism only.
*Data on purely Residential providers.
Please see the attached spreadsheet containing the fee rates for the period requested.
The Local Authority does not have an 'average fee rate' and fees are not specified by Primary Support Need (PSR).
Question 2
The average (arithmetic mean as a percentage) annual fee uplift (inflationary uplift) you have implemented in 2023/24 for externally provided adult learning disability and autism services (not your in-house services) for each of the service types as follows:
Residential homes (including profound and multiple learning disability (PMLD) services and respite care)
8%
Supported living
8%
Day services
20%
Domiciliary care
8.75% (average of urban & rural rate increases)
Question 3
For this financial year
We want to understand the average (arithmetic means in £ and pence) rate that would be applicable for your in-house / internally provided adult learning disability and autism services for each of the service types as below.
The weekly rate for Residential homes (including profound and multiple learning disability (PMLD) services and respite care)
The hourly rate for Supported living
The hourly rate for Day services
The hourly rate for Domiciliary care
If the hourly cost for providing the service is not already available to you, please provide an estimated average hourly rate using the assumptions below.
Assumptions:
National Insurance/Tax/Sickness costs per hour: £8.30
Apportioned core costs per hour: £2.73
Training/Management costs per hour: £2.65
For clarification: From my understanding, LD and autism are usually categorised together, but in this case, if they can be regarded as two separate categories, that would be great.
The service area have confirmed that Herefordshire Council do not have any in house provision as all our services are outsourced.
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