Health and Social Services
Ministerial Decision Report
Transfer of budget from H&SS to SSD as contribution to the Long Term Care Fund for Older Adult Nursing Domiciliary Care Clients
- Purpose
To enable the Minister for Health and Social Services to approve the transfer of £33,751 in 2016, £152,960 in 2017, £153,878 in 2018 and £154,801 in 2019 from Health and Social Services to Social Security. This represents the revenue expenditure allocated in the above respective years for Older Adult Nursing Domiciliary Care Clients who have now transitioned into the Long Term Care Scheme. The 2016 amount is for 6 months’ expenditure for one client who transitioned into the scheme on 1st July 2016, and 2 months’ expenditure for five clients who transitioned into the scheme on 1st November 2016.
- Background to this Decision
There are currently six clients with Long Term Care (LTC) needs whose nursing domiciliary care is funded by Health and Social Services.
This commenced some years prior to the introduction of LTC using funding for nursing beds to support people in their own home. When LTC was introduced in July 2014, Social Security requested that not all those people eligible for the scheme where immediately transferred across due to the volume of work. It is now appropriate that these clients move into the Long Term Care scheme and as such, the agreement with the Social Security department is that budget is transferred back to Social Security to match the increased income.
- Recommendation
The Minister is recommended to approve the transfer of £33,751 in 2016, £152,960 in 2017, £153,878 in 2018 and £154,801 in 2019 from Health and Social Services to Social Security.
- Reason for Decision
Article 18(1)(c) of the Public Finances (Jersey) 2005 states that all or any part of the amount appropriated by a head of expenditure may, with the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources, be used for the purposes of another head of expenditure. Delegation 1.2 delegates authority for non-contentious transfers between heads of expenditure of up to £1,000,000 to the Treasurer of the States.
- Resource Implications
The H&SS revenue head of expenditure to decrease by £33,751 in 2016, £152,960 in 2017, £153,878 in 2018 and £154,801 in 2019 and the Social Security revenue head of expenditure to increase by identical amounts. This permanent transfer will be reflected in the next MTFP 2020-2023.
Report author : Finance Manager, Community and Social Services | Document date : 31st October 2016 |
Quality Assurance / Review : Assistant Director of Finance | File name and path: L:\Finance\Ministerial Decisions\2016\LTC transfer for Older Adults Nursing Care Clients\WR - LTC transfer of Older Adults Nursing Care Clients.docx |
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