Hft Sector Pulse Check survey 2019

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1. Which of the following care services do you provide (tick all that apply)

Learning disability care

Physical disability care

Elderly care

Other

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2. Which of the following types of care do you provide? (tick all that apply)

Supported Living

Residential Care

Domiciliary Care

Respite Care

Short Breaks

Day Services

Other (please specify)

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3. What would you say are the main cost pressures facing your organisation at present? (tick all that apply)

Rising wage bills

Rising utility bills

Increased costs for sub-contractors / Agency workers

Rising rents

None of the above

Other (please specify)

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4. Thinking about your organisation’s wage bill, how would you rate the following cost pressures? (1 = No impact on costs , 5 = A significant impact on costs)

	1	2	3	4	5
Increases in the level of the National Living Wage	Increases in the level of the National Living Wage 1	Increases in the level of the National Living Wage 2	Increases in the level of the National Living Wage 3	Increases in the level of the National Living Wage 4	Increases in the level of the National Living Wage 5
Increases in wage bills for higher paid (non-minimum/living wage) staff	Increases in wage bills for higher paid (non-minimum/living wage) staff 1	Increases in wage bills for higher paid (non-minimum/living wage) staff 2	Increases in wage bills for higher paid (non-minimum/living wage) staff 3	Increases in wage bills for higher paid (non-minimum/living wage) staff 4	Increases in wage bills for higher paid (non-minimum/living wage) staff 5
The increased cost of paying employees for sleep-ins	The increased cost of paying employees for sleep-ins 1	The increased cost of paying employees for sleep-ins 2	The increased cost of paying employees for sleep-ins 3	The increased cost of paying employees for sleep-ins 4	The increased cost of paying employees for sleep-ins 5
Costs of Recruitment, Induction and Training	Costs of Recruitment, Induction and Training 1	Costs of Recruitment, Induction and Training 2	Costs of Recruitment, Induction and Training 3	Costs of Recruitment, Induction and Training 4	Costs of Recruitment, Induction and Training 5
Agency Costs	Agency Costs 1	Agency Costs 2	Agency Costs 3	Agency Costs 4	Agency Costs 5
Apprenticeship Levy	Apprenticeship Levy 1	Apprenticeship Levy 2	Apprenticeship Levy 3	Apprenticeship Levy 4	Apprenticeship Levy 5
Costs related to pension auto-enrolment	Costs related to pension auto-enrolment 1	Costs related to pension auto-enrolment 2	Costs related to pension auto-enrolment 3	Costs related to pension auto-enrolment 4	Costs related to pension auto-enrolment 5
Anticipated costs relating to Brexit	Anticipated costs relating to Brexit 1	Anticipated costs relating to Brexit 2	Anticipated costs relating to Brexit 3	Anticipated costs relating to Brexit 4	Anticipated costs relating to Brexit 5

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5. Thinking about the “surplus” funding your organisation has left after costs (e.g. to invest in improved services), how has this changed over the past year?

Increased significantly

Increased slightly

Stayed the same

Declined slightly

Declined significantly

My organisation has started making a loss, with costs exceeding funding

My organisation has been making a loss for at least the past two years

Don't know