Domiciliary care services for specialist care - Find a freedom of information request

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

1) Details of the average fee hourly rates agreed with external suppliers of the following services for 2022/2023:

a) Domiciliary care services for specialist care (incorporating mental health, learning disabilities, physical disabilities).

2) Details of the percentage increase in weekly fee rates which were awarded to the previous year's levels.

3) Details of the number of hours provided from April 2022 for specialist care (incorporating mental health, learning disabilities, physical disabilities).

a) what percentage was delivered by the independent sector

b) what percentage was delivered by the local authority

4) Total cost from April 2022 of the care hours provided by independent providers specialist care (incorporating mental health, learning disabilities, physical disabilities).

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.

1-2.

	Question 1 a)	Question 2)
Domiciliary Care Services	2022/23 rate per hour	increase from previous year
Urban	£ 17.60	5.60%
Rural	£ 18.01	5.60%
Extra Rural	£ 18.37	5.60%
Provider of Last Resort	£ 21.25	0
Reablement	£ 29.15	0

3.

	Question 3)	Question 3 a)	Question 3 b)
	No of hours provided	% delivered by independent sector	% delivered by local authority
Physical Disabilities	134,068	100%	0%
Learning Disabilities	data format does not provide this	100%	0%
Mental Health	data format does not provide this	100%	0%

4.

	Question 4)
	Cost of care hours provided
Physical Disabilities	2,473,942
Learning Disabilities	44,398
Mental Health	252,475
Total Cost 01/04/22 - 31/12/22	2,770,815

FOI 5765169

15/12/22

11/01/23