I am making this Freedom of Information request to ask about fee rates which are being paid by your council to support older people (65+) in independent sector care homes. These are the questions:

1. What is the average weekly fee (to the nearest £) currently (financial year 2021/22) being paid by your Council to support older (65+) residents of independent sector care homes in:
a) residential care:£949
b) nursing care:£1,001

2. How many older (65+) residents are you currently supporting in independent sector care homes for:
a) residential care: 149
b) nursing care?: 146

3. How many older (65+) residents are you currently supporting in local authority operated residential care homes? 0

4. What do you expect to be the average percentage uplift for 2022/23 in the average weekly fee rates your authority pays to independent sector care homes for care of older (65+) residents? We do not have this information at this time