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 2025/26
Sandwell Council has confirmed its uplifts, rates and fees in relation to the following support types for 2025/26.
Domiciliary/Homecare
Domiciliary Care / Homecare (inc. within an ExtraCare Setting)
Increases from £19.64 per hour 2024/25 to £21.24 effective from 1 April 2025
Homecare Providers Please Note :
Homecare providers will need to sign variations to their contracts for the increases to be implemented as a result of the change to how the fee rate will be calculated in future years while the contract remains live. Once variations have been received as signed, fees will be backdated to 1st April 2025. Please sign and return the variations as soon as possible to minimise delays.
Reablement Service
Increases from £19.64 per hour 2024/25 to £21.24 effective from 1 April 2025
Wrap Around Service
Increases from £19.64 per hour 2024/25 to £21.24 effective from 1 April 2025
Residential
OP Residential
Increases from £702.80 per week 2024/25 to £745.08 effective from 1 April 2025
Complex Residential and Negotiated Rates
Increase of 6.02% effective from 1 April 2025 applied to placement fees agreed prior to 31st December 2024 unless negotiated otherwise.
Nursing
Older People Nursing (Excl Free Nursing Care)
Increases from £636.74 per week 2024/25 to £745.08 effective from 1 April 2025
OPMH Nursing (Excl Free Nursing Care)
Increases from £748.64 per week 2024/25 to £800.94 effective from 1 April 2025
Complex Nursing and Negotiated Rates
Increase of 6.02% effective from 1 April 2025 applied to placement fees agreed prior to 31st December 2024 unless negotiated otherwise
Nursing Providers Please Note:
The rates shown on the website are exclusive of Free Nursing Care. The Free Nursing Care element of fees is now paid direct to care home providers by the Black Country Integrated Care Board.
The Department of Health has announced the Free Nursing Care fee for 2025/25 and it increases from £235.88 to £254.06. This means that with the adult social care fee:
The weekly fee for Older People Nursing increases from £872.62 in 24/25 to £999.14 inclusive of FNC.
The weekly fee for Older People Dementia Nursing increases from £984.52 in 24/25 to £1055 inclusive of FNC.
Supported Living
Increases from £19.04 per hour 2024/25 to £20.60 effective from 1 April 2025
Day Care
Increase of 8.35% effective from 1 April 2025
Shared Lives
Increase of 8.35% effective from 1 April 2025
Direct Payments
Increases from £19.64 per hour 2024/25 to £21.24 effective from 1 April 2025
Direct Payments for Domiciliary/Home Care
Increases from £19.64 per hour 2024/25 to £21.24 effective from 1 April 2025
Direct Payments for PA’s
PA Hours at or below 39 per week £13.74 per hour (includes NI and Pension Contribution)
PA Hours over 39 per week £14.15 per hour (includes NI and Pension Contribution)
Direct Payments for Other Care & Support
Variable depending on client need
General commissioning contact details
For all general commissioning enquiries please email ASC_commissioning@sandwell.gov.uk