Our current position
There is continuing significant financial pressure facing the City Council with the budget continuing to be over-spent, requiring a strategic approach to achieve financial sustainability and value for money. Demand for services is increasing year-on-year, with the prevalence of learning disabilities and autism in the general population projected to rise by approximately 1% annually over the next decade.
Increasingly complex needs present significant challenges at the point of access. Sourcing bespoke individual commissioning packages of care remains challenging due to affordable accommodation constraints within Housing Benefit limits. There is also a shortage of affordable single unit accommodation.
The Council continues to use Care Cubed as a method to calculate indicative care costs for people. This is a nationally agreed toolkit used extensively across the Country.
Larger core and cluster developments have proven effective where they are financially viable, and they support move on.