CONFIDENTIAL Standardised Regional Payment Rates fo r Supporting People Services Public Consultation Event Working draft for discussion – subject to change, for internal use by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive only Draft 1
Welcome Adele Faulkner Supporting People Contract Manager Housing Executive 2
Agenda Public Consultation event today Tea & Coffee • Welcome and Introductions • Supporting People Programme & Supporting People • Review Standardised Regional Payment Rates Implementation • Options Open Discussion • Close • 3
Consultation Standardised Regional Payment Rates for Supporting People Services Programme of Public Consultation Public Consultation Public Consultation O pened 21 June 2019 Events 29 July – Close 29 Aug 2019 Engagement on SRPR 02 Aug 2019 Why we are here We are seeking feedback on the options f o r • the implementation of the standardised regional payment rates on Supporting People funded services. Our objective is to identify the best optio n • and approach for implementing recommendation 5 of a Ministerial Revie w of the Supporting People Programme. Scope of consultation. • 4
Implementation Options Four options have been developed for implementing the rates: Option 1 Maintain Status Quo Apply standardised payment rates to new, replacement and Option 2 remodelled/reconfigured schemes. Introduce standardised regional payment rates to all current Option 3 services within the year 2020/21. Adopt a phased approach to standardising payment rates, starting with new/remodelled services, then floating support services and Option 4 then all remaining services within a specific timeframe ( with the exception of a small number of accommodation based services ). • Online Survey Open until Thursday 29 August 2019 5
Overview Anne Sweeney Assistant Director, Strategic Partnerships Housing Executive 6
CONFIDENTIAL Supporting People Programme in Northern Ireland Overview of housing support SERVICE PORTFOLIO SUPPORT DELIVERED SUPPORTING PEOPLE • Three broad objectives: • H ousing support services • Housing support is p rovide information and delivered by a range of o Achieve a better quality a dvice to assist staff of different of life for vulnerable v ulnerable people to live qualifications and skill mix people to live more i ndependently in the independently and c ommunity • Some services are paid maintain their tenancies jointly by the SP and • T he services are specified in Health and Social Care o Provide housing support t he Housing Support Trusts services to prevent S ervices Regulations o For these services, problems that can ( Northern Ireland) 2003 housing support is often lead to typically delivered by hospitalisation, qualified workers who institutional care or Support is provided on • also deliver the care or homelessness short- term or long- social support term basis o Help to smooth the transition to independent living for those leaving an institutionalised environment Working draft for discussion – subject to change, for internal use by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive only Draft 7
Purpose of Supporting People Grant Supporting People provides grant funding specifically to provide vulnerable people with housing support Funding allocation Supporting People has a currently protected recurrent funding allocation of • £72.8m (2019/20) provided by the Department for Communities. Supporting People Grant is a contribution to the cost of delivery of Supporting • People Services Housing support must, by definition, provide support to the service user in relation to housing-related tasks . Eligible support services are detailed in Article 4 of the Housing Order 2002 As well as services which are directly delivered to people, some indirect costs can be met from the SP grant. Including administrative time spent on ensuring eligible services are provided • effectively and training costs Overhead costs , not from the direct activities of the service: • − Initial start-up costs only − Office equipment www.nihe.gov.uk/Working-With-Us/Supporting-people Working draft for discussion – subject to change, for internal use by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive only 8
Supporting People Review Review The Department for Social Development, now the Department for Communities, gave a commitment to review the Supporting Department for People programme within the Facing the Future: Northern Communities, Ireland Housing Strategy Action Plan 2012 – 2017. 2015 The review found the SP Programme was achieving its core • aims, delivering significant Quality of life benefits. Identified a number of areas where action is needed to • further improve the impact of the programme, its economy and efficiency. Noted significant variations in costs within client groups, • featured across most client groups, within the programme. Found it difficult to find a coherent and convincing pattern • and rationale which justifies the wide range of cost variation. A standardised approach to funding to address variations, was • seen as a means of addressing equality and better VFM Recommendation 5: Standardised regional payment rates should be developed for Supporting People services, based on the existing project banding system, and in consultation with service providers. The new rates should ensure all schemes represent value for money.
Standardised Regional Payment Rates Implementation Options Alistair Mawhinney Financial Development Manager Supporting People, Housing Executive 10
HOW have we got here? Standardised Regional Payment Rates for Supporting People Services Options for External Proposed Proposed Consultants payment rates implementation payment rates appointed developed consulted on reviewed Sector Engagement: Health and Social Care (HSC) Boards and Trusts representatives attended workshops, Representatives from the event, meetings and survey . providers of SP were engaged through a provider workshop, PCG working groups, Department of Health engaged through workshop and partner meetings . engagement events & survey. Representatives of the Department for Communities Department of Justice & Ho w have we got undertook the review, recommended the Probation Board for NI h er e the standardisation of the payment were engaged through rates and continue to engage workshops and partner through work. meetings . Representatives of SP in Wales , which recently modified its payment system, CRISPP members engaged were interviewed to understand the through 1:1 interviews and transformation. the workshop 11
CONFIDENTIAL WHAT is the common basis of payment? The standardised payment system consists of the following elements Standardised basis Weekly unit rate has been identified as the proposed 1 of payment standard basis of payment The hourly rate is standardised for Accommodation- Standardisation: 2 based and Floating support services separately Hourly rate Standardisation: Housing support hours per person per week are 3 Housing support standardised on a PCG basis . hours Rate Calculation Standard Hourly Standard Number of Weekly Unit Rate Rate Hours per week * * Refinement process in progress Working draft for discussion – subject to change, for internal use by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive only Draft 12
CONFIDENTIAL HOW is the payment determined? Hourly rate will be estimated based on bottom-up analysis • The frontline rate is estimated as the average hourly wage of a Support Worker- Band 3 Support worker Frontline • Employ er’s National Insurance (NI) and pension contributions rate • Management costs are estimated at circa 10% of total costs for both Management service types based on provider data costs • For the purposes of the calculation On-costs consist of two categories: o Non-staff costs 14% total costs of FS, 10% Acc-based services On-costs o Indirect overheads about 15% of total costs for both service types o To remain within the funding envelope on-costs have been reduced for the purposes of the calculation. Floating support Accommodation- £15.87 £14.61 services based services per client per client per hour per hour Draft report Draft 13
WHAT are some key themes? Engagement to date has identified some key themes In Info forma rmatio tion S haring Calculations Other Contribution not full cost Rural Needs Screening. • • Rates mean calculating • recovery. contribution. The Equality Screening. ultimate decision on • Continue to refine, • how to manage staffing gather information and Refinement of is at the discretion of SP • update model. standardised number of funded organisations. hours per week. Model developed under • Needs Assessment is • assumption of utilising not in the scope of this current budget work. provision. Working draft for discussion – subject to change, for internal use by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive only 14
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