Contracting and payments

The Steady State Contract and service specifications

These conditions are the standard form of contract conditions that define the terms under which the provider shall provide services.

• Steady State Contract (8th Edition, dated April 2009) (PDF, 423k) 

Service specifications

The following specifications for new supporting people services are available:

• Short Term Mental Health Accommodation-Based Service (PDF, 56k) 
• Domestic Violence Floating Support Services (PDF, 85k) 
• Generic Floating Support Service (PDF 45k) 
• Mental Health Floating Support Service (PDF 50k) 
• Young People Leaving Care, Young People at Risk and Teenage Parents (PDF, 53k) 
• Substance Misuse (Alcohol) Floating Support Services (PDF, 41k) 
• Ex - Offenders Floating Support Services (PDF, 46k) 
• HIV Floating Support Service (PDF, 46k) 
• Substance Misuse Floating Support Services (PDF, 56k)
• The Provision of Housing Related Support Services to Older People (PDF, 123k)
• Long term Accommodation Based Services (PDF, 82k)
• Short term Mental Health Accommodation-based Service (PDF, 78k)
• Short Term Accommodation Based Services (PDF, 88k)
• The Provision of a Community Alarm Service (PDF, 82k)
• Dual Diagnosis Mental Health and Substance Misuse Supported Housing Service (PDF, 82k)
• Handyperson Services (PDF, 45k)
• Mental Health Accommodation-based services (PDF, 88K)
• Domestic Violence Accommodation Based Services (PDF, 85k)
• Rent Deposit Scheme (PDF, 61k)
• Rough Sleepers / Outreach and  Resettlement Floating Support Service (PDF, 56k) 
• Home Improvement Agency - Handyperson Services (PDF, 128k)

Payments

Kent County Council policy is to make all payments through the BACS system which is the transfer of money from one account to another. The following form should be used for new account set-ups or changes or amendments to the existing bank details but will only be actioned if received from the existing contract holder or on headed paper.

• Administration of Supporting People payments (PDF, 34k)
• Bank details BACS form (PDF, 20k)
• Payment Run Dates 2009/2010 (PDF, 18k)

Charging for services

We do not charge service users directly, but pay providers for the services they provide to people who are eligible for our funding. Service users who are not eligible for funding from us continue to pay providers, as was the case prior to the introduction of the programme in April 2003.