Issue - meetings

(a)      approve the ‘Contributing to Your Care and Support – Adult Social Care (Non-Residential) Charging Policy 25-26 and agree that it should be implemented as of 01 April 2026;

(b)      agree that a taper of 67% will continue to be applied to an individual’s personal allowance in the application of charges; and

(c)      agree an initial percentage charge on the chargeable elements of an individual budget of 70%, rising 10% each financial year, before reaching an 100% charge in 2029-30; and

(d)      to note that the Chief Officer - Finance would circulate to Councillor Watson, for context, details of the budgeted income figures regarding non-residential income charges.

With reference to article 14 of the minute of meeting of 7 August 2024, the Committee had before it a report by the Chief Officer - Aberdeen City Health and Social Care Partnership, which presented a revised Charging Policy for adult non-residential social care services for its approval.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      approve the ‘Contributing to Your Care and Support – Adult Social Care (Non-Residential) Charging Policy 25-26 and agree that it should be implemented as of 01 April 2026;

(b)      agree that a taper of 67% will continue to be applied to an individual’s personal allowance in the application of charges; and

(c)      agree an initial percentage charge on the chargeable elements of an individual budget of 70%, rising 10% each financial year, before reaching an 100% charge in 2029-30.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to approve the recommendations contained within the report; and

(ii)      to note that the Chief Officer - Finance would circulate to Councillor Watson, for context, details of the budgeted income figures regarding non-residential income charges.