SWR04 - Financial Savings 2024-25 - Introduce a New Charge for the Installation of Key Safes at Each Service Users Home
| Title | SWR04 - Financial Savings 2024-25 - Introduce a New Charge for the Installation of Key Safes at Each Service Users Home |
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| Council Resource | Social Work |
| Aims and Objectives | Introduce a new charge for the installation of key safes at each service user's home The installation of a key safe helps give carers and community alert alarm responders access to the service user’s home. This would be a new one-off charge of £97 to cover the cost of installation of the key safe. The average number of key safes installed each year is approximately 887. The projected increase in income is £0.086m per annum (SLC - £0.043m; IJB - £0.043m). The profile of the South Lanarkshire population is collated from the Office of National Statistics, the Scottish Government and the census and is reported through the Council’s NEXUS system. The following key observations are highlighted for context. • The uptake of services is monitored by age, gender, disability and race. • Over the last 5 years (2016/17-2020/21), South Lanarkshire population’s needs have changed. The population across all age categories has increased by 1.17% over this period. If this rate of growth continues it is projected that there will be a 2.95% increase by 2031. • The latest Mid-Year Population Estimate at June 2020 indicates that the population has grown by +3.1% over the past decade, and there are now 320,820 residents in total. Of this 17.3% are under 16, 62.9% are aged between 16 and 64 and 19.8% are aged 65+. There is an increase in the number of people living longer into older age. Levels of frailty and the number of people with multiple long-term conditions have increased. • Based on the 2011 census, 30.6% of the population identified as having one or more conditions ranging from deafness to a physical or mental health condition. • Currently there is no reliable base line data available in relation to the transgender population in South Lanarkshire, however, the Council is taking steps to amend monitoring to include this characteristic. • The 2011 census data shows that 95.4% of our community identify as coming from a White Scottish or Other British background, 1% identify as White Irish, 0.4% as White Polish and 0.8% as White Other. 1.6% of the population identify as coming from an Asian, Asian .Scottish, or Asian British background and 0.7% identify as from Other ethnic groups. • The 2011 census data informs the Council of the most up to date makeup of the community in relation to religion, belief, or none. 61.3% identify as Christian, 0.8% identify as Muslim, 0.7% identify as Other religions, 30.6% identify as no religion and 6.7% did not state. The figures from the SHS (2019) indicate that 54% of the adult population in South Lanarkshire now identify as Christian, a higher percentage than the Scottish average (where only 41% identify as Christian). A further 1% of the SLC population identify as following another religion (inc Muslim, Hindu). Looking at the trend in terms of religious belief the percentage of the adult population who identify as Christian or as having a belief has been progressively declining in South Lanarkshire (and Scotland) over the past 10 years e.g. back in 2009, 66% of the South Lanarkshire adult population identified as being Christian, and 4% identified as following another religion (inc Muslim, Hindu). • The mid-year population data (2020) indicates that 51.5% of the South Lanarkshire population were female and 48.5% male. In comparison to the population of Scotland as a whole, South Lanarkshire has a slightly higher percentage of females (51.3%) and a lower percentage of males (48.7%). • The latest figures from the Scottish Household Survey suggests that 97% of the South Lanarkshire population identify as being Heterosexual or Straight, while only 2% identify as being either Gay or Bisexual, this finding is in line with the Scottish average. The partnership provides its services based on need regardless of sexual orientation. Where there are LGB related issues these are considered in the planning stage for services so that they can be delivered in an accessible and sensitive manner. |
| Conclusion | Subject to approval, the proposal is to implement a one-off charge of £97 to cover the cost of installation of the key safe. The provision of the key installation service gives service users and family members peace of mind and maintains independent living in the community. Approved at the Council meeting on 21 February 2024. |
| Completion date | 21 February 2024. |
| Contact Email address | equalities@southlanarkshire.gov.uk |
| Area | Council Wide |