Rates Paid to Domiciliary Care Suppliers - Find a freedom of information request

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), for details of the following information:

1. Details of the lowest, highest and average fee hourly rates agreed with external suppliers of the following services for 2021/2022:

a. Domiciliary care services for the elderly in their own home.

b. Domiciliary care services for adults under the age of 65 in their own home with specialist care needs such as learning disabilities, autism or physical disabilities. (Please note that for questions 1a and 1b, we do not require details of rates paid to individual suppliers, simply minimum, maximum and average rates payable.)

2. Details of the minimum, maximum and average amount agreed per night for sleep in shifts delivered to adults under the age of 65, with specialist care needs.

3. Details of the percentage increase in hourly fee rates (referred to the answers of points 1a. and 1b. above) which were awarded to the previous year's levels.

4. Details of the number of hours provided in the week commencing 07 April 2021 for:

a. elderly domiciliary care; and

b. specialist care (incorporating mental health, learning disabilities, physical disabilities).

5. Of the hours listed in answer to question 4, please advise:

a. what percentage was delivered by the independent sector,

b. what percentage was delivered by the local authority, and c. what percentage was under direct payments/independent budgets.

6. Total cost in the week commencing 07 April 2021 of the care hours provided by independent providers of:

a. Elderly domiciliary care; and

b. Specialist care (incorporating mental health, learning disabilities, physical disabilities)

1a). Minimum £16.27 Maximum £17.39 Average £16.79

b). Minimum £15.36 Maximum £19.90 Average £16.77

2. £80.19 for all

3. 2.2% to all

4.a) 21,525.45

b).4590

5.a).100%

b). None

c). None

6.a).£362,643.55

b). £676,637.00