Residential and supported living services for adults with learning disabilities

This request is regarding residential and supported living services for adults with learning disabilities (LD), mental health (MH) and Complex Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).

Unless otherwise stated, please provide data for: Financial Year

2024/2025

(previous FY)

Financial Year 2025/2026

(current FY)

Where averages are requested, please provide the arithmetic mean.

Please provide answers wherever possible separately for each category of LD, MH, and ASD.

1. Framework Arrangements

a. Please confirm whether your authority operates a framework (or dynamic purchasing system) for externally commissioned adult LD, MH and/or ASD services. (Yes/No)

b. If yes, please provide:

i. The date the current framework commenced ii. The anticipated end date (including any extension options)

c. Please confirm the process of entry on to the framework.

d. Please provide a list of all providers currently approved on this framework (provider name only).

2. Average Fee Rates (Framework Placements Only) Please provide the average fee rates paid to external providers on framework arrangements (excluding in-house services):

a. Residential care (weekly rate, £ per week) Please provide the average weekly fee rates for the following service user groups:

i. Learning Disability (LD)

ii. Mental Health (MH)

iii. Autism / Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

b. Supported living (hourly rate, £ per hour) Please provide the average hourly fee rates for the following service user groups:

i. Learning Disability (LD)

ii. Mental Health (MH)

iii. Autism / Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Where available, please further distinguish between:

* Non-complex support needs

* Complex support needs If supported living rates are not held on an hourly basis, please provide an estimated hourly rate calculated from the total weekly cost divided by the total commissioned hours.

3. Spot Purchase Placements a. Please provide the total number of spot purchase placements commissioned in:

FY 2024/2025

FY 2025/2026 (to date or full year if available)

b. Please provide the average weekly fee (£ per week) for spot purchase residential placements.

c. If available, please also provide average weekly fees banded as:

i. Low care needs

ii. Medium care needs

iii. High care needs (If bandings are not formally defined, please provide your internal categorisation or confirm not held.)

4. Out of Area Placements

a. Please provide the number of out-of-area (out of county) placements commissioned for adult LD, Mental Health and Autism services in:

FY 2024/2025

FY 2025/2026

b. Please define how your authority classifies an 'out-of-area' placement.

5. Fee Uplifts

a. Please provide the average annual fee uplift (percentage) applied to externally commissioned LD, Mental Health and Autism services in FY 2024/2025.

b. Please provide the proposed or implemented average annual fee uplift (percentage) for FY 2025/2026. Where possible, please separate by service type:

* Residential care

* Supported living

* Domiciliary care (if applicable)

* Day services (if applicable)

1a. Residential Yes, Community Supported Living, no, an Open Select List

bi.ii. Please see the Contracts Register available at Lincolnshire County Council

d. Please see attached list.

2a. 

b. 

 Lincolnshire County Council does not record information under this category

3a

 3b.

 3c. Fees are based on assessed need

4a.

 b. Out of area will be any placement made outside of Lincolnshire

5a-b. The Council publishes details on the uplift to residential and community supported living services each year in a report titled Residential Care and Residential with Nursing Care Usual Costs. The reports can be accessed at Committee details - Executive

Should you require the attachment mentioned above please contact customerinformationservice@lincolnshire.gov.uk with the below reference number and this can be provided.