Purpose

To seek Cabinet
approval to:
1)   
Amend some discretionary elements of the Adult Social Care
Fairer Contributions Policy following public consultation, and
implement the policy, subject to the policy receiving funding
during the 2025-2026 budget setting process
2)   
The following amendments are proposed

to increase the Minimum Income
Guarantee (MIG) for all people with care and support needs in
Gloucestershire (and those living out of County who are funded by
the council) by £5
to disregard the difference
between higher rate and standard rate Personal Independence
Payments when assessing how much someone with care and support
needs should pay towards their care
to include a provision for an
administration fee for people with care and support needs who ask
the council to arrange at home care and support services if their
capital is over the upper capital threshold as defined in the Care
and Support (Charging and Assessment of Resources) Regulations
2014

Decision

Cllr Carole Allaway Martin sought Cabinet
approval to:

1) Amend some discretionary elements of the
Adult Social Care Fairer Contributions Policy following public
consultation, and implement the policy, subject to the policy
receiving funding during the 2025-2026 budget setting
process

2) The following amendments are
proposed

a. to increase the Minimum Income Guarantee
(MIG) for all people with care and support needs in Gloucestershire
(and those living out of County who are funded by the council) by
£5

b. to disregard the difference between higher
rate and standard rate Personal Independence Payments when
assessing how much someone with care and support needs should pay
towards their care

c. to include a provision for an
administration fee for people with care and support needs who ask
the council to arrange at home care and support services if their
capital is over the upper capital threshold as defined in the Care
and Support (Charging and Assessment of Resources) Regulations
2014
 
Having considered all of the information,
Cabinet noted the report and

RESOLVED to:
 
Approve the revised Adult Social Care Fairer
Contributions Policy set out in Appendix 6 in principle, subject to
funding being made available as part of the budget setting process
which is to be considered by Full Council in February 2025.