FOI003385 FOI Revenue and Benefits

Short Description
Financial assessments on adults seeking social care services
Reference number
FOI003385
Date
31/07/2026
Request

.  In order to assist with this research Please could you provide me with the following information:

 

1) the total number of individuals whose financial resources have been assessed by the local authority under The Care and Support (Charging and Assessment of Resources) Regulations 2014 for the financial years: 2022/23 2023/24, 2024/25; 2025/6

 

2) out of the total number of individuals whose financial resources have been assessed, how many individuals were deemed to have financial resources above the financial limits set out in The Care and Support (Charging and Assessment of Resources) Regulations 2014 in each of the 2022/23 2023/24, 2024/25; 2025/6

 

3) The number of FTE employed by the council in 2025/26 carrying out financial assessments under the above regulations

 

4) The pay band for the FTEs employed by the council in 2025/26 to carry out financial assessments under the above regulations.

 

5) The average amount of time taken by the local authority to carry out each financial assessment for the financial year 2025/26

 

6) The average cost to a local authority of carrying out each assessment for the financial year 2025/6

 

7) The annual total spend by the local authority on all aspects of adult social care  for the financial year 2025/6

 

Please could you put this information into an Excel spreadsheet if possible.