Total Annual Spend on Internal Children's Residential Services

Financial Details:
A detailed breakdown of the total annual spend on internal children's residential services, including:
Staffing costs (e.g., salaries, overtime, agency staffing)Premises costs (e.g., rent, maintenance, utilities)Direct operational costs (e.g., food, transport, clothing, activities)Management or administration overheadsTraining and professional development costs
Historical spending patterns, specifically:
Annual spend over the past five yearsBudgeted versus actual annual spend over the same periodForecasted budget for the upcoming financial year
Comparative costs:
Average cost per residential placement or per child, broken down by week/month/yearComparative costs of internal residential care versus externally commissioned/private residential placements
Operational Information:
Information on capacity and utilisation, including:
Number of internal residential homes currently operatedBed capacity per home, occupancy, and vacancy rates for the past 12 monthsAverage length of stay per child
Staffing details, specifically:
Staff-to-child ratio within residential settingsUse and associated costs of agency or temporary staffingStaff turnover rates and associated recruitment costs

1. Staffing costs (e.g., salaries, overtime, agency staffing) £8.573m
Premises costs (e.g., rent, maintenance, utilities) £0.148m
Direct operational costs (e.g., food, transport, clothing, activities) £1.230m
Management or administration overheads £1.396m
Training and professional development costs

Income -£0.618m
2024/25: £10.729m

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4. 2 Therapeutic mainstream homes (4 beds); 3 mainstream (6 beds), 1 CWD home; 2 short breaks homes and 2 supported accommodation homes

Occupancy - 80% - 100% occupancy

Vacancy rates for the past 12 months – 6 vacancies over the last 12 months.

Average length of stay per child – 6 months to 8 years depending on the child.

5. Staff-to-child ratio within residential mainstream settings – 4 staff to 6 children in the 6 bed homes and 3 staff to 4 children in the 4 bed homes

Use and associated costs of agency or temporary staffing – is minimal in the mainstream homes.

Staff turnover rates and associated recruitment costs - the turnover for 12 months April 24-March25 was 12.13% in mainstream homes. Lincolnshire County Council do not collate the associated recruitment costs for residential and to work this out would take over the recommended hours responding to the request.