Question reference: S6W-19885
- Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 11 July 2023
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Current status: Answered by Maree Todd on 31 July 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what financial modelling it has carried out to calculate its cost basis projection for re-opening the Independent Living Fund (ILF) Scotland 2015 Fund.
Answer
A financial modelling exercise for the cost of re-opening the Independent Living Fund (ILF) 2015 Fund was carried out for the Independent Review of Adult Social Care (IRASC) and explored the number of people in receipt of care packages over a range of support costs. This analysis suggested £32 million per annum was required to re-open the ILF 2015 Fund based on an indicative care package value of £600 per week.
Subsequently the SG undertook further analysis to better understand the data relating to the costs of care packages offered by Local Authorities (LAs). This identified significant variations in how these costs are recorded and therefore uncertainty around likely costs of reopening the ILF 2015 Fund. Work is ongoing to improve social care data more broadly to support the establishment of the National Care Service in Scotland.