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Financial Update

Meeting: 12/09/2018 - Adult Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Item 17)

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Minutes:

Matthew Gotts, Principal Accountant Financial Management introduced the regular report of the Assistant Director: Finance and Section 151 Officer that provided Members with detail to scrutinise budget performance for the area of activity that formed part of the People Theme as at appendices sets out the projected revenue and capital monitoring position for 2018/19 as at the close of quarter 1 (30 June 2018).The report also provided details of the Medium Term Financial Strategy 2019/20 - 2022/23 (MTFS) and information relating to the preparation of the budget for 2019/20.

 

The Principal Accountant Financial Management provided Members with a summary presentation that set out the budgetary figures for 2018/19 and information regarding key areas of relevance / note i.e.

 

  • 2017/18 Outturn;
  • 2018/19 Q1 forecast and variance figures;
  • 2018-19 Adult Social Care Budget & Pressures (£8.59m);
  • Pooled Fund with Wirral CCG  (£129.9m);
  • All Age Disability Service; and
  • Key Capital Schemes (2017/18 and 2018/19).

 

The Principal Accountant Financial Management’s presentation also provided members with a further breakdown of the key budget expenditure relating to Older People (65+) Care and Complex Care (18-64) Services i.e. services user numbers and average costs as follows:

 

Neighbourhoods (65+) Service User Numbers

Care Type

March ‘18

June ‘18

+/- (%)

Vol as % of service

Cost as % of budget

Long-Term Res. and

Nursing Care

1,051

1,056

0.5%

29%

47%

Short-Term Care

304

252

(17.1%)

7%

11%

Community Care

1,843

1,939

5.2%

53%

34%

Direct Payments

416

409

(1.7%)

11%

8%

Total

3,262

3,292

0.9%

 

 

 

Complex Care (18-64) Service User Numbers

Care Type

March ‘18

June ‘18

+/- (%)

Vol as % of service

Cost as % of budget

Long-Term Res. and

Nursing Care

308

315

2.3%

21%

31%

Short-Term Care

84

86

2.4%

6%

4%

Community Care

941

930

(1.2%)

61%

56%

Direct Payments

206

195

(5.3%)

12%

9%

Total

1,179

1,176

(0.3%)

 

 

 

Members reiterated their request that any overhead slides / presentations should be circulated to the committee in advance of the meeting to enable them sufficient time to review the data content ahead of the meeting.

 

Members questioned Mr Gotts on the content of his presentation and the apparent disparity in the numbers relating to the increased figures in terms of personal budgets - and reported reduction in direct payments. Members were apprised that personal budgets related to where a person was informed of their care and support service provision, and the equivalent value that they could choose to take as a Direct Payment should they wish to. Direct Payments were where a person chooses to receive the money to arrange their own care and support services, as a Direct Payment from the Council, rather than the Council arranging actual services to meet their needs. Individuals may then choose to spend the Direct Payment on a range of services to meet their specific needs.

 

Members requested that an update on the technology schemes (and reasons for delays) within the Adult Care and Health Capital and Revenue Budget be reported to the next meeting of the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 17