Dear Ms Jones

RE: Request for Information under The Freedom of Information Act 2000

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Dear Liz Jones
Thank You for your E mail sent 28 December requesting information re
funding for Carers Services in Oldham. Please find our response below and
attached. I hope you find this helpful.
Regards
Colin Carey
 
Project Officer
Oldham Council
People,Communities and Society Directorate
The Link Centre
140 Union Street
Oldham OL1 1DZ
Tel: 0161 770 1447
Fax:0161 770 1445
colin.carey@ oldham.gov.uk
 
Please could you supply me with the total figure of funding the council
receives from Government and or NHS in the form of grants or monies for
Carers.  

     From 2008 to 2011-12 [ each year if possible] or however
theGovernment allocates this funding .ie 2010 -2013 ?

     Please refer to the attached " Carers Grant Information"
spreadsheet.    

     The following questions all relate to these years.

    

     2] Please include Grants/funds/budgets or any other descriptions
of monies including concessions

     Please refer to the attached " Carers Grant Information"
spreadsheet. 

  

     3] Could also supply me with a breakdown /tables of these figures
including the departments which receive the funding.

     Please refer to the attached " Carers Grant Information"
spreadsheet. 

    

     4] Could you also identify which funding is ring-fenced?

     Please refer to the attached " Carers Grant Information"
spreadsheet. 

     5] Please identify charities,service providers or any other
organisation which are allocated Carers monies and show these payments.

     Please refer to the attached " Carers Grant Information"
spreadsheet. 

 

     6] How many Carers assessments were completed face to face with a
social worker?

     2008/9 1320, 2009/10 1535, 2010/11 1360, 2011 1435 to Dec 11th

     7[ How many Carers self assessment were completed?

     No Carers self assessment process.

     8] How many Carers are on personal budgets?

      685 Carers Individual Budgets

     9] How many Carers are on regular personal budgets?

     We do not keep separate data for carers. We provide one off payments
however and we do have carers who access respite services as part of the
users IB.

     10] How many Carers received a one off payment in the form of a
carers grant ?

     2008/9 90, 2009/10 262, 2010/11 250, 2011/12 72. [carers grants have
now been replaced by carers individual budgets]

     11] How many Carers received more than one carers grants per year?.

     None. Only one grant can be claimed per year

     12] How many Carers receive regular direct payments?

    We do not keep separate data for carers. For Adults, people previously
on Direct Payments have been transferred on to Regular Personal Budgets.

     13] Do Carers receive funding from monies other than allocated Carers
funds e.g. RAS?

    Carers needs are incorporated into the RAS process if relevant and the
support planning process. This can include the need for respite care

     14] How many Carers are known to the council?

    2008/9, 1210 registered carers, 2009/10, 1733 registered carers,
2010/11, 2412 registered carers, 2011/12, 2994[end Dec] registered carers.

     15] How many Carers made a complaint of any description?

     We only have the numbers of complaints logged on behalf of a service
user. These can be from carers, other family members, advocates,
neighbours etc. The numbers of these are   

      2008/9 - 55, 2009/10 - 82, 2010/11 -113, 2011 to present -72. One
complaint over this period was specifically about carers services.

    16]How many carers are paid via direct payments or any other payment
whilst living in the same house as the carer

    Data not collected.

    17] How many carers are paid either in money or lieu of services or
expenses by the council to promote new services.personalisation for
instance or represent the council out of county?

    We do not have figures for this but carers are often funded to attend
events etc.where relevant.

 
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