Northants overpays care providers by millions
0Northamptonshire overpaid care providers by £3.4m between April and November, and made little effort to reclaim the cash, according to an audit report.
A report to councillors this week said that the council does not have a defined process for identifying when care packages have come to an end.
It said: “While some of this may be picked up by the brokerage team if an alternative care package has been organised, the council relies on third parties (i.e. family, care provider) to notify us of the change.
“Given that once the payment is set up, ongoing payments are made automatically, there is an inherent risk that the council overpays for care packages.”
The authority said it was looking to recoup the money.
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