Existing Placements Uplifts for 2023/24
Older People Residential placements made by ECC prior to the 31 March 2023 in homes within the ECC administrative area and placed via the IRN framework will be uplifted by 8% from 1 April 2023 and capped at a maximum price of £746.27. Nursing placements made by ECC prior to the 31 March 2023 in nursing homes within the ECC administrative area and placed via the IRN framework will be uplifted 20% from 1 April 2023 and capped at a maximum price of £1,009.40. Any IRN placements below the new minimum IRN rate of £647.57 for residential or £796.46 for nursing will be increased to the new revised minimum rate. This increase will be applied on the finance system from the 1 June 2023, the difference from the current rate to the uplifted rate for the period of 1 April 2023 and the 31 May 2023 will be made via a one off payment.
Existing IRN providers rates from April 2023
From 1 April 2023 residential care price points will increase by 8% and nursing price points will increase by 20%, and the first 4 points will be removed from the matrix. For example, if you are currently on price point 10 for Basildon residential, from 1 April 2023 you will automatically be moved on to the uplifted price point 10 for that area and care type, homes currently on price point 1 to 4 will automatically be moved to point 5, until your revised pricing submission takes effect. Revised pricing selected via the refresh process will then take effect from the 1 June 2023, this will also be when new providers that have successfully submitted a tender will join IRN framework.
IRN Exceptional Needs rate from April 2023
From the 1 April 2023 the IRN exceptional payment will increase from £80.01 to £140 per week. For current placements with exceptional this will be applied on the finance system from the 1 June 2023, the difference from the current rate to the uplifted rate for the period of 1 April 2023 and the 31 May 2023 will be made via a one off payment.