HSCP Aids and Adaptions - Freedom of information requests

Title or Description: HSCP Aids and Adaptions
FOI Number: 534
Date Received: 27/05/2022
Type of Request: FOI
Request or Question: 1) What is the total spend by the HSCP on aids and adaptations in each of the last five years up to and including 2021/22 ?2) How long is the current waiting list for an OT assessment for aids and adaptations?3) How many applications for aids and adaptations were rejected, either in whole or in part, in each of the last five years?
Response: 1) Major Adaptations:2021/22 - £141,074.87
2020/21 - £187,604.63
2019/20 - £439,344.87
2018/19 - £411,035.80
2017/18 - £395,041.33
Small Adaptations:
21/22    - £79,604
20/21     - £50,201
19/20     - £80,989
18/19     - £75,945
17/18     - £68,570
Equipment (Aids):
2021-2022 - £308,769.10 Core stock and £248,818.28 Non-core Stock
2020-2021 - £291,900.26 core stock and £188,947.84 Non-core Stock
2019-2020 - £273,036.07 Core Stock and £194,197.17 Non-Core stock
2018-2019 - £308,661.29 core stock and £127,578.48 Non-Core Stock
2017-2018 - £371,222.20 core stock and £170,342.02 Non-Core stock

2) Current Waiting list figures:
OT Priority 1 W/L – 96 clients,
OT Priority 2 W/L – 23
C&R Assessment WL – 9 clients.

3) Major Adaptations:
no applications rejected as they are screened prior to submission.
Small Adaptations:
Occasionally, requests for smalls (through our Care & Repair Service) are declined on an eligibility basis, but as there's no formal application process these are not recorded. Almost all are requests for external handrails to a second access or garden.
Equipment (Aids):
We do not hold this information. Therefore we refer to S17 of FOI(S)A 2002 and declare that the information is not held.