This area of the council's website provides information of relevance to current and prospective providers of adult social care and support.
A refreshed market position statement will be published in due course.
Confirmed uplifts and rates/fees for 2024/25
Sandwell Council has confirmed its uplifts, rates and fees in relation to the following support types for 2021/22.
Residential
Increases from £651.91 per week 23/24 to £702.80 from 1 April 2024
Dementia Residential
Increases from £651.91 per week 23/24 to £702.80 from 1 April 2024
Nursing
Decreases from £872.61* per week 23/24 to £636.73* from 25 November 2024
*No longer inclusive of Free Nursing Care (FNC) contributions
Dementia Nursing
Increases from £984.52* per week 23/24 to £748.64* from 25 November 2024
*No longer inclusive of Free Nursing Care (FNC) contributions
Enhanced Assessment Beds
Nursing EAB rate increases from £910.52 per week 23/24 to £958.44 per week 24/25
Home Care / Domiciliary Care
Sandwell Councils Framework Homecare / Domiciliary Care rate increases from £18.40 per hour in 23/24 to £19.64 per hour for 24/25.
Direct Payment Rate
Sandwell Council's Direct Payment rate increases from £18.40 per hour in 23/24 to £19.64 per hour for 24/25
General commissioning contact details
For all general commissioning enquiries please email ASC_commissioning@sandwell.gov.uk