What is your hourly rate for children’s and adults Direct Payments?

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Dear Richmond upon Thames Borough Council,

What is your hourly rate for children’s and adults Direct Payments?

Yours faithfully,

Tony Connole

FOI, Richmond upon Thames Borough Council

Our Ref: L/ST/e19554

 

Dear Tony Connole

 

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Our Ref: JS/e19554

 

Dear Tony Connole,

 

Your request for information which was received on 25 August 2016 has been
considered.

 

Please find our response below.

 

Your request:

 

What is your hourly rate for Children’s and Adult’s Direct Payments?

 

Our response:

 

For Children’s Direct Payments; the basic rate is £10.03 an hour but there
are some special cases where rate may be increased to £13 ph or £15 ph. 
Rate includes element for NI and Holiday pay.

 

These rates are used for Direct Payments paid for disabled children across
Richmond.

 

For Adult’s Direct Payments; the new rate from 4 July 2016 is £14.63 per
hour

 

I hope you are satisfied with this response.

 

If you are dissatisfied please let us know in writing, setting out your
reasons why and send to:

 

Corporate Complaints and Access to Information Manager

Community Engagement & Accountability Team

Adult and Community Services

3rd Floor Civic Centre

44 York Street

Twickenham

TW1 3BZ

E-mail: [1][Richmond upon Thames Borough Council request email]

 

 

Regards

 

Jane Shields LLB LLM

Data Protection and Information Officer

Community Engagement and Accountability Team

Adult and Community Services

[2][email address]

0208 891 7531

 

 

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