FOI Request - Domiciliary Care Payments and Financial Assessments

Request 101002615552

Our response for Adult social care 

My request relates to domiciliary care payments and financial assessments (means tests) for care. My request is as follows.

1a) What was the council’s spend on domiciliary care between 25.04.2020 - 25.06.2020
1b) What was the council's spend on domiciliary care between 25.06.2020 - 25.08.2020?
2a) The number of people receiving direct payments between 25.04.2020 - 25.06.2020?
2b) The number of people receiving direct payments between 25.06.2020 - 25.08.2020?
3a) The whole cost of direct payments between 25.04.2020 - 25.06.2020
3b) The whole cost of direct payments between 25.06.2020 - 25.08.2020?
4a) How many financial assessments (means tests for care and support) were carried out by the council on an individual, face to face, between 25.04.2020 - 25.06.2020?
4b) How many financial assessments (means tests for care and support) were carried by the council on an individual, face to face between 25.06.2020 - 25.08.2020?
5a) How many financial assessments (means tests for care and support) were carried out on an individual by the Council in some way other than face to face (e.g online) between 25.04.2020 - 25.06.2020?
5b) How many financial assessments (means tests for care and support) were carried out on an individual by the Council in some way other than face to face (e.g online) between 25.06.2020 - 25.08.2020?

Response 11-11-2020

Our response for Adult Services is as follows:

1a)  In accordance with section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 please be advised that we are unable to extract financial  information between the exact dates requested. The figure for May - June 2020 is £5,172M 

1b) In accordance with section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 please be advised that we are unable to extract financial  information between the exact dates requested. 

The figure for July - August 2020 £4,272M 

2a) 175

2b) 179

3a) In accordance with section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 please be advised that we are unable to extract financial  information between the exact dates requested. The figure for May - June 2020 £420 

3b) In accordance with section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 please be advised that we are unable to extract financial  information between the exact dates requested. The figure for July - August 2020 £428 

4a) Zero due to Covid

4b) Zero due to Covid

5a) 34

5b) 30