1. Direct Payments Engagement Group (DPEG) – Financial Pressures
Adults, Health and Housing
Direct Payments Engagement Group (DPEG) – Financial Pressures

2. Adults, Health and Housing Welcomes, Introductions & Housekeeping
Ian Kennard :| Direct Payments & Personal Budgets|
Ian Evans :| Director of Thurrock Coalition |

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Agenda
Purpose of the group (2-3 mins).
‘Financial Pressures’ Presentation (15 mins).
Theme ‘Financial Pressure from an Individual’s Perspective– Group Exercise’ (30 mins).
Break (15 mins).
Market Shaping & The Market Position Statement (15 mins).
Your Views On Services In Thurrock (45 mins).

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Purpose of the Group?
To regularly engage with Direct Payment Stakeholders.
To address key concerns and issues that impact Direct Payment Users and the Authority.
To identify gaps in applied practice or in the marketplace as a whole that relate to the use of Direct Payments.
To highlight external pressures or issues to Direct Payment users.

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Financial Pressures
Financial Pressures
Catherine Wilson| Strategic Lead Commissioning and Contracts Team|
Tel: Ext: 64563

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Financial Pressures
1. Why We Engage:
To listen to what is impacting you.
To let you know what is impacting the Authority.
To put your views, problems and priorities into the discussion on how services will be funded.

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Financial Pressures
2. Who We Currently Engage With:
Care Homes Providers.
Homecare Agencies.
Supported Living Providers.
People with Lived Experience.

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Financial Pressures
3. The Council’s Position:
What we pay per hour (National Living Wage)
Pensions (Auto enrolment)
Things getting more expensive (Inflation)
More people need support (Demographic pressure)
Carer shortage (Alternative employment locally)
Less money from Central Government (real terms funding decreases).
Increased responsibility pass to Councils (Changes in legislation)

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Financial Pressures
4. DPEG Feedback Q&A:
We want to know what are the financial pressures for you as someone using a direct payment.
We need to think about:
Being an employer
Finding PA’s and Carers
Hourly rates
We want to know what might help to reduce these financial pressure.

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Financial Pressures
5. What Happens Next:
Start the fee setting process
Engage with providers
Look at what other Local Authorities are doing
Work with the Finance Team to look at what money we have available
Set a new fee
Write a report so the fee can be agreed
Inform providers and ask for their feedback
Inform DPEG of the outcome and the proposed increase to fees

11. Market Shaping & The Market Position Statement
Adults, Health and Housing
Market Position Statement
Market Shaping & The Market Position Statement
Sarah Turner| Thurrock Council - Joint Commissioning Officer - Operations|
Tel: Ext: 64561

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Market Shaping
What is Market Shaping?
The way in which a council looks at what people's care and support needs are in the local area, considers what care and support services are available in that area, and works out where the gaps are and how they can be filled.
The aim is to make sure that people can find care and support that meets their needs, and that a variety of options are available to suit people's individual circumstances and preferences.

13. Adults, Health and Housing Market Position Statement
What is a Market Position Statement?
The main aim of a Market Position Statement is to encourage commissioners, people who use services, carers and provider organizations to work together to explain what care service and support is needed in Thurrock and why.
We want to make sure that the Market Position Statement details the outcomes that people feel are important, how these are being achieved at the moment and what services and support is missing.

14. Adults, Health and Housing Market Position Statement
In order to do this we want to find out;
What do you think works well now?
What care and support services should be improved and how?
What we should stop doing?
What we should start doing (are there any gaps in service)?
What care and support services you want in the future?