Reference: D55675
Decision Maker: Director of Children and Families
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
The council is responsible for deciding on the allocation of the High Needs Supplementary funding to provide for the cost of the Health and Social Care Levy and wider costs.
The Director of Children & Families approved the decision as detailed below.
Settings currently receiving FFI top up of £650 per unit will receive an increase to £672 per unit, this will be backdated to April 2022. This £22 unit increase represents a 3.4% increase in the unit rate. For special school setting, the unit rate will be increased from £684 to £708 (which equates to an increase of 3.51%). These increases are expected to equate to additional total top up payments of up to £1.5m. The FFI unit rate will be reviewed in future years in accordance with the level of high needs funding received.
Reason Key: Financial Impact>£500K;
Wards Affected: (All Wards);
Portfolio Holder: The Executive Member for Economy, Culture & Education
Other reasons / organisations consulted
The proposal has been presented to and discussed at an exceptional Schools Forum meeting with representatives from all education settings.
Consultees
Leeds Schools Forum
Contact: Lucie McAulay 0113 3788766 Email: Lucie.McAulay@leeds.gov.uk.
Publication date: 04/10/2022
Date of decision: 12/10/2022
Effective from: 20/10/2022
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