[Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Cumberland County Council.
- Cumberland County Council
- Date:
- 1953
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Credit: [Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Cumberland County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Charges for Accommodation In accordance with the provisions of Section 22 (2) of the Act, the County Council increased the standard charge from 63s. per week to 87s. 6d. per week as from 1st October, 1953, in respect of Part III accommodation provided at the first three named establishments, and a rate of 70s. per week for application to the Grange Bank modern hostel. The rates will remain in force until reviewed by the Committee after considering the costing statement for the financial year ended 31st March, 1954. During the year ended 31st March, 1954, and with the exception of 34 residents who have paid for their accommodation, etc-, at rates between the minimum charge (see note below) and the standard charge, the remainder have made payments at the mini- mum charge, the total payments by residents during the year amounting to £14,555. In a few cases only did the respective Area House Committees find it neces- sary to write off small outstanding amounts as irre- coverable. [N.B.—Under the National Assistance (Charges for Accommodation) (Amendment) Regulations, 1953, the minimum charge was increased from 21s. to 26s. p.w. as from the 3rd August, 1953.] Monetary recompense to residents rendering assistance Residents who voluntarily give a substantial measure of regular assistance in the running and main- tenance of Part III accommodation, continue to have their accommodation charges waived up to a maximum of 10s. 6d. per week for such period as the House Com- mittee may decide. The anomalous position that pay- ments cannot be waived under Section 23 (3) of the Act in respect of services rendered in the hospital sec- tion, still remains, and any payment made by a Hospital Management Committee to Part HI residents giving such services, must be taken into account in assessing the resident’s ability to pay for his or her Part III accommodation. At the end of March. 1954, there were 36 males and 20 females receiving remissions of 2s. 6d. or 5s. per week, having regard to the measure of regular assis- tance given. The total remissions or reduction in col- lections amounted to £10 12s. 6d. per week, or at the rate of approximately £552 per annum. The position](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29133099_0172.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
