To consider a report of the Executive Member for Adult Social Care and Community Wellbeing.

That approval be given to an inflationary uplift to the care fee rates paid by the Council of:

• 3.54% for the homecare market for 2017/8
• 3.2% for the residential and nursing care market for 2017/8

for the reasons set out in the report.

The Executive Member for Adult Social Care and Community Wellbeing submitted a report which outlines the approach adopted to determine a Fair Price for Care in Trafford, taking account of the low response traditionally received from the sector in determining the price for care. Consideration was given to national factors impacting on the current market, in particular the increase of the national living wage and the impact of the retail price index.

RESOLVED - That approval be given to an inflationary uplift to the care fee rates paid by the Council of:

• 3.54% for the homecare market for 2017/8
• 3.2% for the residential and nursing care market for 2017/8

for the reasons set out in the report.