Long Term Care Fund: Payment into fund of additional income received from Health and Social Services clients

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A decision made 9 January 2015:

Decision Reference: MD-HSS-2015-0001
Decision Summary Title :	Payment to the Long Term Care Fund in respect of Additional Income received for HSSD Clients		Date of Decision Summary:	2 January 2015
Decision Summary Author:	Assistant Director of Finance		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title :	Payment to the Long Term Care Fund in respect of Additional Income received for HSSD Clients		Date of Written Report:	22 December, 2014
Written Report Author:	Assistant Director of Finance		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Payment to the Long Term Care Fund of sums equivalent to the additional income received by Health and Social Services Department from the Long-Term Care Fund in respect HSSD long term care clients with effect from 1July 2014.
Decision(s): The Minister approved the payment of up to £2.85 million from the Health and Social Services Department revenue head of expenditure to the Long Term Care Fund in respect of the period 1 July to 31 December 2014, and up to £5.9 million for the period 1 January to 31 December 2015.
Reason(s) for Decision: To comply with the Health and Social Services Department’s commitment to make payments into the Long Term Care Fund equivalent to the estimated values specified in the Long-Term Care (States Contribution) (Jersey) Regulations 2014 (P.140/2013) Addendum. Financial Direction 3.6, which requires the permission of the Treasury and Resources Minister to retain and spend additional income, is deemed not to apply as the decision of the States in the Addendum to P140/2013 prevails.
Resource Implications: This decision results in payments being made to the Long-Term Care Fund which match the additional income received by HSSD in respect of its Long-Term Care clients. This decision does not result in any overall increase or decrease in the net expenditure of the States, as approved in the MTFP 2013-2015. This Decision does not impact on approved FTE manpower resources across the States.
Action required: Assistant Director of Finance to notify the Chief Officer, Social Security Department, the Director of Treasury Operations and Head of Shared Services of this decision.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Health & Social Services
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: