1. That the council’s commitment to the London Living Wage through the contract variations with Enara (now MiHome Care.) for both general and alcohol specialist home care and with London Care for general home care be implemented. These contract variations will require both MiHome Care and London Care to ensure that additional quality improvement measures (see point 26) are put in place as a result of paying all home care workers at or above the London Living Wage (LLW) – currently £8.55.
2. That the estimated annual cost of the variation for the two main home care contracts, £1.246m (being the estimated additional annual cost of LLW from the contract anniversary 28 June 2013 to the end of the initial 3 year term 28 June 2014), be noted.
3. That the estimated annual cost of the variation for the Alcohol Special Home Care Contract, £24,920, be noted.