Bury Council - Support at home
Introduction
This year the Council had to agree its budget in an extremely difficult context.
Since 2019 the Council has been managing through a pandemic, with the associated resource challenges across increased costs, additional demand and reduced income.
Whilst using reserves to manage the short-term impacts caused by Covid-19, the challenges of the national economic context have increased and the budget must respond to the significant worsening of the Council’s financial position.
As a result, Bury Council has a proposal to reduce spending in the coming years.
Before any decisions are made, a period of consultation will begin on 11 May 2023 for 6 weeks. Bury Council are inviting you to read the proposal and give them your views.
What is being proposed?
The proposal would see the Support at Home service coming to an end.
To be clear, Support at Home is a non-statutory service that provides wellbeing checks and advice and support with day-to-day tasks (known as the warden service) and must not be confused with Care at Home which supports people with personal care.
For more detailed information, please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions document.
Do I have to take part?
No, the consultation is completely voluntary. However, your views are important as they will be taken into consideration when the Council decides on the proposal.
How do I take part?
There are different options available which are outlined in the letter that you should have received with this survey.
Please respond online using the link below
Please hand completed paper copies to the Support at Home staff who will place them in a locked box until they are collected by a Council Officer. Alternatively, please request a pre-paid envelope from the Support at Home staff and post directly to the Council.
Please note that the consultation closes on 21 June 2023.
