The Council is facing significant financial challenges into the medium term and is considering the remodelling of key service areas to contribute to addressing the shortfall in funding. Due to this the Council is proposing changes to services such as the Community Meals Service (Meals on Wheels).
A review of the service has been undertaken and several options for the future of the service have been evaluated below:
Option 1: to continue the service as it currently operates with increased service user charges thus reducing the subsidy per meal.
This option would continue to provide the existing Community Meals Service as it currently operates, which produces a prime cooked meal, with proposed increased service user charges of either £0.50, £1.00 or £1.50 per meal.
Option 2: to reorganise the existing internal service with increased service user charges thus reducing the subsidy per meal.
This option would consist of reorganising the existing Community Meals Service, which produces a prime cooked meal, with proposed increased service user charges of either £0.50, £1.00 or £1.50 per meal. This option would require less staff to deliver the service.
Option 3 (preferred option): to reorganise the existing internal service and provide a hot/frozen Community Meal home delivery service with increased service user charges thus reducing the subsidy per meal.
This option would consist of reorganising the existing Community Meals Service to provide service users with a choice of either a hot or frozen meal delivery service, depending on their preference. This will allow the Council to continue to provide a hot meal service and maintain that important contact with service users. In addition, a frozen meal service will allow flexibility to service users to choose and heat their meal when they want, rather than being restricted to a delivery time. Part of this option would also entail a proposed price increase of £0.50 to service users, which would increase the price of the meal from £4.05 to £4.55. This option would require less staff to deliver the service.
Option 4: to cease the current service and support service users to find alternative options.
This option would consist of ceasing the current service and supporting service users to find alternative options.
To have your say, please complete the survey below.
The consultation will close on the 9th January 2023.
Email us at consultation@rctcbc.gov.uk
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