1. Learning Disability Partnership Board – Finance Update Caroline Potter – Finance Manager 22/01/2016

2. What Will Be Talking About How Much We Spend How Much Income We Get What Has Changed Since the Statement of Intent Understanding the Savings Plans

3. What We Spend – Budget 2015/16

4. How Much Income We Get - Budget 2015/16

5. How is the Budget Decided? Last years budget + Add money for inflation + Add money for service pressures agreed with members - Savings plans agreed with members Total = New years Budget Agreed by Full Council in February each year.

6. Overall Social Care Budget 2015/16 (£m)

7. What Has Changed Since the Statement of Intent? Received funding from Government for the transfer of the Independent Living Fund to Local Authorities Additional resources into Learning Disability because of the Care Act implementation The overall budget is now £44m (£42m in Statement of intent)

8. Savings – Transitions (1) What is it? Planning for customers coming to adult social care from children’s Finding good value solutions to meet customer outcomes Working with providers to create better local options

9. Savings – Transitions (2) Why is this cheaper? We have time to plan We can work with providers to meet outcomes because we have time to plan We have been working with education providers to agree better contracts £600,000 of savings will be delivered across Learning and Physical Disabilities over 3 years

10. Savings – Transitions (3) How does this link to actions in the statement of intent? NumberDescription 2.2Ensure young people living in Warwickshire with a learning disability who attend Post 16 educational placements have an opportunity to prepare for work and develop their social skills according to their EHCP. 2.6Make sure that people with a LD have access to information about available education, training and support in Warwickshire 3.8 Priority Support family carers especially in times of changing needs, ensuring assessments and plans appropriately reflect their needs. This could be in relation to transitioning from Children’s to Adult Services, a change in a person’s personal circumstances or caring responsibilities or transition when moving from social care to Continuing Health Care.

11. Saving – Out of County Placements (1) What does this mean? Reviewing customers who are being supported outside of Warwickshire Bringing customers back to Warwickshire where their outcomes can be met better in county Creating more options for support in county so that people do not need to leave

12. Saving – Out of County Placements (2) Why is this cheaper? Providers outside of the County are not part of our standard contracts, and therefore we can’t achieve the same good prices we can in county The plan is to save £700,000 over 2 years across Learning and Physical Disabilities.

13. Saving – Out of County Placements (3) How does this link to the statement of intent? 1.2 Priority Continue to develop a range of housing, accommodation and models of care to meet local demand.

14. Saving - Charging What is this? Making sure all services are charged at their full cost Why is this cheaper? Customers pay the lower of their ability to pay and the total cost of their services This gives the council the maximum income for care This is saving £600,000 over 4 years across all customer groups

15. Saving – Accommodation with Support What is this? Ensuring residential care is bought at the best price Developing specialist housing choices Why is this cheaper? We pay the right price for residential care Care delivered in specialist housing reduces travel time for carers, and gives more options for group support This is due to save £1,600,000 across all customer groups

16. Saving – Accommodation with Support (2) How does this link to the statement of intent? 1.1 Continue to facilitate the development of housing with support opportunities for people living in Warwickshire on WCC owned land. 1.2 Priority Continue to develop a range of housing, accommodation and models of care to meet local demand.

17. Saving – Supporting People (1) £1,370,000 saving is the total for all disabilities – learning disabilities, physical disabilities and mental health Change to the ways in which people are supported This is not a saving from the LD budget, but from the Housing Related Support Budget, which is separate

18. Saving – Supporting People (2) What support is this? This is a discretionary service (it is not one the council must provide) It supports people to understand what they need to do in order to get and keep somewhere to live – e.g. keeping the home in a good condition and paying the bills

19. Saving – Supporting People (3) How was it decided? 15th July 2015 – Adult Social Care & Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting 18th August 2015 - Extraordinary Cabinet 9th September 2015 - Adult Social Care & Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee 24th September 2015 - Full Council 8th October 2015 - Cabinet

20. Saving – Supporting People (4) What will it mean? All customers who have Housing Related Support (Supporting People) will receive a review The review will decide what needs they have and how they are best met This may mean different support or similar support with clearer goals Savings will begin in 2017