FI15028

Request

  • How many people receive care services funded in part or whole by your council? 
  • What percentage/number of people are asked to pay a contribution to their care services? 
  • What is the average contribution cost asked of the service user to pay? Ideally, this would be on a per-week basis. 
  • What is the highest and lowest non-zero cost asked of someone to pay? 
  • What percentage of people are asked to make a zero-cost contribution to their care services? 
  • What is the lowest, highest and average number of hours of support on a per-individual basis? 
  • What system or formula is used to determine the amount paid by the service user for their contribution? 
  • What if any programs are available to help service users fund their contributions in terms of grants or reductions? 
  • Finally, how many service users have filed a complaint, appeal or in some way contested the level of contribution asked for them to pay?

Response

Dover District Council does not hold the information you are seeking. The social care authority within our District is Kent County Council, who should be able to assist you and can be contacted at the following address: freedomofinformation@kent.gov.uk.