On 29 January 2021 the Department for Health & Social Care (DHSC) published details of the ADULT SOCIAL CARE (ASC) WORKFORCE CAPACITY FUND.
This fund is to enable local authorities to deliver measures to supplement and strengthen Adult Social Care staff capacity to ensure that safe and continuous care during this period of the pandemic.
Surrey County Council’s (SCC) funding allocation is £2m.
The key aspects of the fund are as follows:
· The grant is for the period 16th January 2021 – 31st March 2021, and must be fully spent by 31st March 2021.
· Funding can be retained by local authorities towards their own ASC staffing costs or distributed to external providers.
· 70% of the funding is being paid to local authorities in early February.
· The remaining 30% will be paid in March and is dependent on local authorities completing a return to DHSC setting out how the funding will be used by 12th February.
Decision type: Key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 12/02/2021
Decision due: 11 Feb 2021 by Deputy Chief Executive and Executive Director for Resources, Executive Director Adult Social Care
Lead member: Cabinet Member for Adults Social Care, Public Health and Domestic Abuse
Lead director: Executive Director Adult Social Care, Leigh Whitehouse