Decision details

West Sussex County Council, West Sussex District and Borough Councils and West Sussex Clinical Commissioning Groups have agreed proposals for a two-year pilot of a minor home adaptations and a deep clean service for eligible West Sussex residents with disabilities. The aim is to facilitate a simple and timely process for the provision of minor home adaptations costing under £1,000 and deep cleans costing under £1,500. It is intended that the scheme will enable these services to be delivered without the need for formal applications for Disabled Facilities Grant, providing a more efficient and effective service for both the service user and for the Councils.

The proposal is for the County Council to source and manage the contracts and funding for both these services. Existing contracts will be utilised where possible. Funding for the pilot will be through top slicing Disabled Facilities Grant, paid via the Better Care Fund, as agreed by the District and Boroughs.

The Cabinet Member for Adults and Health will be asked to delegate authority to the Executive Director Childrens Adults Families Health and Education, for the sourcing of service contracts and management of Disabled Facilities Grant funding by the Council, to enable a two-year pilot of a minor home adaptations and a deep clean service for eligible West Sussex residents with disabilities to an initial sum not exceeding £600,000.

The Executive Director Children’s, Adults, Families, Health and Education has approved the WSCC sourcing and managing service contracts, funded through DFG, to enable the delivery of a joint WSCC, D and B and Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) two-year pilot of a minor adaptations service and a deep clean service for West Sussex residents with disabilities. The pilot will operate for 2 years from 5th November 2018.

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