Direct payment standard hourly rates 2024/25
We've reviewed the fee increase for 2024/25 and considered the following:
- Provider feedback and current challenges
- The impact of changes to the national minimum wage (NMW)
- Demand and capacity in the market
- Our budget position
- Benchmarking with other local authorities
- Delivering ‘The Shropshire Plan’ 2022-2025.
For employed personal assistants (PA) the standard rates will remain at the 2023/2024 rate of £11.75 an hour. The employed PA rate continues to meet the legal national minimum wage increase for 2024.
For self-employed PAs the standard rate will remain at the 2023/2024 rate of £16 an hour.
For domiciliary care the rates have been capped at a maximum £24.70 for 2024/2025.
Any provider already receiving a higher hourly rate won't receive an uplift. If you use your direct payment to purchase a day service provision, this will be uplifted by 6% for 2024/2025.
Most eligible uplifts will be applied by the end of May 2024. All eligible uplifts will be backdated to 1 April 2024.
If you have concerns about the information above, please contact us on 0345 678 9044 to request a review.