Decision details

Income Loss - client contributions and other loss of income during the COVID-19 Emergency

Decision Maker: Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member Health and Wellbeing, Leader

Decision status: Recommendations approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

The Cabinet Member is asked to agree not to charge clients who have been provided with new, additional or changes to their long term care packages during the emergency period.

Decision:

The Leader AGREED not to charge clients who have been provided with new, additional or changes to their long term care packages during the emergency Covid period.

 

Although there has been no specific guidance on when the emergency will end, the expectation is for it to last at least 12 weeks in line with guidance on shielding vulnerable members of the public. Current modelling assumes the emergency will be ongoing until 30th June 2020. NHS England has agreed to meet the cost of those affected from the £1.3b NHS fund during the period in supporting the enhanced discharge process, meaning Buckinghamshire Council will not be financially impacted during that time.

Contact: Falil Onikoyi, Head of Finance • Resources - Service Finance Email: Falil.Onikoyi@buckinghamshire.gov.uk.

Publication date: 04/06/2020

Date of decision: 04/06/2020

Effective from: 10/06/2020

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