The Lead Commissioner, Community Care Market, introduced the report of the Director of Care and Health which concerned the outcome of the annual engagement exercise with the Local Community Care Market for fee rates to be paid to care providers for 2022/2023.

Members queried the effect of inflation and the real living wage on fees.

Resolved – That:

(1)  the rates as set out in the table at 4.1 of this report that apply to services commissioned by Wirral Council and jointly commissioned services between Wirral Council and NHS Wirral Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), in relation to Residential and Nursing care, Supported Living, Extra Care, Care and Support at home, Direct Payments and Shared Lives be approved.

(2)  the application of the rates with effect from 1 April 2022 be approved.