Drug and alcohol / substance misuse budget for the financial year 2023/24
Case reference FOI2024/01395
Received 17 August 2024
Published 12 September 2024
Request
Please provide the following information in relation to the financial year 2023/24.
By ‘budget' we mean the total funding pot for drugs/alcohol / substance misuse, so please include in your calculations any drug/alcohol / substance misuse grant funding that you received and any one off funding, along with your core funding.
1. How much money was spent from the drug and alcohol / substance misuse budget on the provision of support to the family members / carers of people who have a drug and/or alcohol issue?
2. What percentage is this of the total drug and alcohol / substance misuse budget?
3. How many Full Time Equivalent posts (funded from the drug/alcohol / substance misuse budget) are dedicated to the provision of support to family members / carers of people who have a drug and/or alcohol issue?
4. How many family members / carers of people who have a drug and/or alcohol issue were supported by the provision of services funded from the drug and alcohol / substance misuse budget?
Response
Please provide the following information in relation to the financial year 2023/24.
By ‘budget' we mean the total funding pot for drugs/alcohol / substance misuse, so please include in your calculations any drug/alcohol / substance misuse grant funding that you received and any one off funding, along with your core funding.
1. How much money was spent from the drug and alcohol / substance misuse budget on the provision of support to the family members / carers of people who have a drug and/or alcohol issue?
Answer: £20,360.18 was spent via the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) and Supplemental Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery (SSMTR) funding for the provision of a dedicated Family and Carers Worker.
2. What percentage is this of the total drug and alcohol / substance misuse budget?
Answer: 0.84% of the total budget, including core, SSMTR and Rough Sleeper drug and alcohol treatment grant (RSDTAG).
3. How many Full Time Equivalent posts (funded from the drug/alcohol / substance misuse budget) are dedicated to the provision of support to family members / carers of people who have a drug and/or alcohol issue?
Answer: 0.6 Full Time Equivalent worker for the financial year 2023/24. Please note, this has been increased in 2024/25 to 1 Full Time Equivalent worker.
4. How many family members / carers of people who have a drug and/or alcohol issue were supported by the provision of services funded from the drug and alcohol / substance misuse budget?
Answer: The Service Area have advised the following:
|
Family & Carers Caseload |
Total |
|
2023-24 YTD (Apr-Mar) |
51 |
|
2023-24 Carry Over to Q1 |
29 |
|
2024-25 Q1 |
46 |
|
Family & Carers Successful Outcomes |
Total |
% |
|
2023-24 YTD (Apr-Mar) |
23 |
45% |
|
2024-25 Q1 |
8 |
17% |
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