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Please answer the following with reference to the Department of Health and Social Care's Local Authority circular LAC (DHSC) (2021)1 (Social Care - Charging for Care and Support).

1. Please confirm the Minimum Income Guarantee rates set by your Council for the financial years 2019-2020 and 2021-2022, with respect to Financial Assessments carried out by the local authority under Section 17 of The Care Act (2014), in these areas:

a) where the adult being assessed is responsible for, and a member of, the same household as a child - what is the MIG rate in respect of each child?
The service have stated that the data is not held in the format requested.

b) where the adult concerned is a single person and;
i. is aged 18 or older but less than 25 - what is the MIG rate?
£134.82pw (2019-2020 and 2021-2022).

ii. is aged 25 or older but less than pension credit age - what is the MIG rate?
£153.82pw (2019-2020 and 2021-2022).

iii. has attained pension credit age - what is the MIG rate?
£203.75pw (2019-2020 and 2021-2022).

c) Where the adult concerned is a lone parent aged 18 or over - what is the MIG rate?
18-24yrs: £134.82pw; 25-59yrs: £153.82pw (2019-2020 and 2021-2022).

d) Where the adult concerned is a member of a couple and;
i. one or both are aged 18 or over - what is the MIG rate?
18-24yrs: £134.82pw; 25-59yrs: £153.82pw (2019-2020 and 2021-2022).

ii. one or both have attained pension credit age - what is the MIG rate?
60yrs+: £203.75pw (2019-2020 and 2021-2022).

e) Where the adult concerned is a single person who is in receipt of, or the local authority considers would, if in receipt of income support, be in receipt of;
i. disability premium - what is the MIG rate for:
18-24 year olds:£134.82pw (2019-2020 and 2021-2022).
25 or older but less than pension age: £153.82pw (2019-2020 and 2021-2022).

ii. enhanced disability premium - what is the MIG rate for:
18-24 year olds: £134.82pw (2019-2020 and 2021-2022).
25 or older but less than pension age: £153.82pw (2019-2020 and 2021-2022).

f) Where the adult concerned is a member of a couple and one member of that couple is in receipt of, or the local authority considers would, if in receipt of income support, be in receipt of;
i) disability premium - what is the MIG rate?
18-24yrs: £134.82pw
25-59yrs: £153.82pw
60yrs+: £203.75pw
(2019-2020 and 2021-2022)

ii) enhanced disability premium - what is the MIG rate?
18-24yrs: £134.82pw
25-59yrs: £153.82pw
60yrs+: £203.75pw
(2019-2020 and 2021-2022)

g) Where the adult concerned is in receipt of, or the local authority considers would, if in receipt of income support be in receipt of, carer premium - what is the MIG rate if:
i. the adult is 18-24 years of age: £134.82pw (2019-2020 and 2021-2022).
ii. the adult is 25 or older but less than pension age: £153.82pw (2019-2020 and 2021-2022).
iii. of pension age: £203.75pw (2019-2020 and 2021-2022).

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