We ask you to provide the information described below, including the prices paid to independent and voluntary sector Homecare Providers for the provision of regulated Homecare services delivered to people aged 65 years and over in their own home during the seven-day Reference Period which includes Monday 14 April 2025.

1. The information requested is:
a) The lowest rate per hour paid to any individual Homecare Provider during the Reference Period, expressed in pounds and pence per hour: £21.56
b) The highest rate per hour paid to any individual Homecare Provider during the Reference Period, expressed in pounds and pence per hour: £25.00
c) The average ('arithmetic mean') rate per hour paid to all Homecare Providers for all Homecare services purchased during the Reference Period, expressed in pounds and pence per hour: £23.63
d) The total hours of Homecare purchased from all Homecare Providers during the Reference Period (i.e. any period of seven consecutive days which includes Monday 14 April 2025): 7,595
e) The total hours of Homecare purchased from all Homecare Providers during a seven-day period which includes Monday 15 April 2024 (i.e. the figure which provides a like-for-like comparison with item (d), above, for the previous year): 7,306
f) Your organisation's total spend on Homecare services purchased from all Homecare Providers during the Reference Period: £177,261
g) The total number of Homecare Providers that delivered the total hours of Homecare purchased during the Reference Period (as specified in item (d), above): 27
h) The total number of people aged 65 years and over that received Homecare services from Homecare Providers during the Reference Period: 462 receive the 7267 hours in d, 538 receive homecare in total
i) A brief description of the type of contracts you currently hold with Homecare Providers (i.e. whether they are block contracts, lead provider contracts, framework contracts, spot contracts, etc.): Framework and Spot
j) The 2025-26 rate per hour for a Direct Payment, expressed in pounds and pence per hour. If you have more than one Direct Payment rate per hour, please select the rate paid to a recipient to employ a personal assistant (PA). If you have more than one Direct Payment PA rate per hour, please provide all such rates: £15.76 weekdays £18.38 weekends
k) The total number of adults in receipt of a Direct Payment as of: (I) 1 April 2024 and (II) 1 April 2025 (or dates as close to these as possible):
i. 377
ii. 518