NAFAO Disability Related Expenses 2012/13

Fairer Contributions Policy –

Annex D –

NAFAO Disability Related Expenses 2012/13

HEATING ALLOWANCES

Annual inflationary update based on RPI Fuel index at November 2011.

The figures obtained from the govt website from the download "Focus on Consumer Price Indices November 2011.The figures are found in 4.9 RPI detailed changes - % change over 12 months. The general RPI increase is for "All Items" while the fuel increase comes from a weighted average of fuel and light increases (line CZCX).

This years figure is an increase of 21.1 % at November 2011.

The formula NAFAO has applied previously is to increase the previous years figure by the index with an extra 3% increase added for properties in the N East/E Midlands and 7% increase for those in the N West/W Midlands, costs are rounded to the nearest pound.

For 2012/13 the formula applied has followed this principle of an increase by the index of 21.1% for Standard, +24.1% (21.1 + 3.0) for N East / E Midlands and +28.1% (21.1 + 7.0) for N West / W Midlands.

INCOME / DISREGARDS

Disregard Basic Income Support/Pension Credit plus 25%. “Basic Income Support/Pension Credit” includes Personal Allowance, age and disability premiums but NOT Severe Disability Premium, Attendance Allowance or Disability Living Allowance.

Amounts will be:

EDP – £ 14.80 value to add to disregard inclusive of 25% if in payment = £18.50

Attendance Allowance-High £77.45 Lower £51.85

DLA Care -Lower £20.55 Mid £51.85 High £77.45

If on higher rate: disregard difference between higher and lower rate £25.60, unless in receipt of both day and night care.

Mobility Allowance-Disregard fully

War Disability and War-Disregard the first £10 per week

Widows Pension

War Widows -Disregard fully

Supplementary Pension

ASSETS

Capital below £14,250. fully disregarded.

Tariff Income of: £1 per week for every £250 (or part of £250) above £14,250 and up to £23,250 (if the upper capital limit is applied.). N.B. These are the minimum limits required by guidance and councils can set higher.

EXPENSES

Mortgage payments/Rent-allow full amount less any Housing Benefit

paid

Council Tax-allow full amount less any Council Tax Benefit paid

COSTS OF DISABILITY

Figures were only attached to fuel costs in the FC Guidance and the following are recommended allowances for possible identified items and examples of reasonable evidence requirements prepared by NAFAO. An inflationary uplift of 4.8% has been added for 2012/13 based on the CPI rate at November 2011.

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