Subsidised Products Scheme Budget Transfer.

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A decision made (22/02/2008) regarding: Subsidised Products Scheme Budget Transfer.

Decision Reference: MD-HSS-2008-0010
Decision Summary Title :	Transfer of Subsidised Products Scheme to H&SS		Date of Decision Summary:	11th February 2008
Decision Summary Author:	Russell Pearson - Director of Finance & Information		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	-
Written Report Title :	Transfer of Budget under the Subsidised Products Scheme to Health and Social Services		Date of Written Report:	January 2008
Written Report Author:	Richard Lang – Director of Finance (Social Security)		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Subsidised Products Scheme Budget Transfer.
Decision(s): To accept the full year value (recurrent transfer) of £175k in 2008 from the Social Security Department to the Health and Social Services Department.
Reason(s) for Decision: In 2007 it was agreed by the Subsidised Product Scheme Working Party that the scheme would be more appropriately managed by Health & Social Services rather than the Social Security Department.
Resource Implications: An increase in the H&SS Department budget for 2008 of £175k and a decrease in the Social Security Department budget of the same value.
Action required: To accept the transfer made by the Minister of Social Security.
Signature: Senator Ben Shenton		Position: Minister for Health and Social Services
Date Signed: 22 February 2008		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Subsidised Products Scheme Budget Transfer.

REPORT TO THE MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SECURITY

Transfer of Budget under the Subsidised Products Scheme to Health & Social Services

Purpose of the Report

To request approval for the transfer of the budget for the Subsidised Product Scheme, administered by Family Nursing & Home Care, to Health & Social Services from 1 January 2008. This transfer is to be made in perpetuity.

Background

The Social Security Department support the Subsidised Product Scheme through payment of an annual grant, to Family Nursing & Health Care who administer the scheme. A joint Working Party consisting of Social Security, Family Nursing and Health professionals have concluded that the scheme should be more appropriately managed by Health & Social Services.

At the current point in time the budget, which amounts to £175,000, remains within the Social Fund of the Department of Social Security and therefore within its cash limit for 2008. It therefore requires transferring to Health & Social Services from January 2008.

Recommendation

The Minister is recommended to approve the transfer of £175,000 to Health & Social Services from 1 January 2008. The transfer to be in perpetuity.

Richard Lang

Finance Director

January 2008