GET IT Necessary documents Proof that you employ a personal assistant, either current certificate of employer’s liability insurance a document showing HMRC tax employer reference as recorded by HMRC that includes the employer’s name and address Proof of the costs of the training – you must provide all that are relevant (see guidance) or invoice from the learning provider you have chosen to provide the training, incl. VAT and a description of the content of the course quote, invoice or receipt of travel (or expected) travel costs quote, invoice, receipt or copy of payslip to confirm PA cover costs If the employer is not able to complete this form and you are applying for funding on their behalf, we will need to see one of the following copy of document indicating lasting power of attorney status copy of document indicating court appointed deputy status other official proof of ability to act on behalf of the employer as stated in the guidance document You will need to send certain documents with your application form. Tick the boxes to check that you have all the necessary documents before filling out the form. If you do not send this information it will take longer to process your application. See guidance for more information about the necessary documents you must send. Section 1 Employer details (person who needs care and support) GET IT RIGHT and last name
Read guidance, section 1. These are the details of the person who needs care and support and pays people to be their PA. This section must be completed in full. If the person who needs care and support is under the age of 18, then these should be the details of the adult acting on their behalf. Address Postcode Phone Email Age of employer I am 18 years or older This application is for someone under 18 How do you fund your PAs? Personal budget from social care Personal health budget Self-funded Organisation that you your personal budget No of PAs employed No of PAs training Who is the training for? Employer PA Both Section 2 Bank details (this section must be completed in full) GET IT RIGHT Sort code
Read guidance, section 2. Skills for Care will pay money directly into your bank account using BACS. If the money is being paid into an account that is not in the name of the employer you must tell us why, using the space provided under ‘Other’. We cannot pay money direct to training providers. Account number Name of account holder Name of bank Bank address Bank postcode Tick the most appropriate option Employer’s personal account Direct payment account Managed account Other (please specify): Payment receipt email Skills for Care’s use only Applicant number Applicant name FRED supplier code Date application received Section 3 Employer not able to complete application form? GET IT RIGHT First and last name
Section 4 Details of training (this section must be completed in full) Read guidance, section 4 GET IT RIGHT Maximum of 5 training courses per person. This funding cannot pay for any delegated health care tasks agreed in any NHS care plan. You must send details of all costs & course descriptions. Add up all the costs for each training course, travel and PA cover. Training Course Name and address of provider Who will attend the training course? First and last name Course start and end dates Training course costs (inc. VAT) £ Travel £ Replacement PA costs £ Total cost per course £ e.g. First Aid e.g. First Aid Training, High Street, Big Town, PO5 1CO e.g. Tony Jones and Sandra McDonald e.g.17-19 May 2018 e.g. £600 x 2 PAs = £1,200 e.g. 6 journeys (2 x 3 days) of 12 miles = 72 miles x 45p per mile = £32.40. e.g. 3 days of 4 hours at a rate of £9.50 = £114.00 e.g. £1,200 + £32.40 + £114.00 = £1,346.40
Section 5 Conditions of the Important information for YOU If your application is successful, the money will be awarded at the discretion of Skills for Care under an agreement between the Department of Health and Social Care or NHS England and Skills for Care. There is a set of terms and conditions included in section 7 of the guidance document, by signing this application form you will be agreeing that you and have read and understood them. How and when this must be spent The money must be spent on relevant training or qualifications as outlined in this application. The money can be used to pay for travel to and from the training. The money can be used to pay for a replacement PA. The training must be paid for and started before 31 March 2019. You cannot: Use the money to pay for things not included in your application. Use the money to pay for training for delegated health care tasks in your care plan, for self-employed PAs or PAs not employed by you. Ask for money to pay your PA to attend training. Ask for more money until any previously funded training has finished. Apply for money to pay for free training or qualifications. Use the money for party political purposes or fundraising efforts. Give this money to anyone else, other than to pay for costs you have told us about in this application, without asking Skills for Care first. What you must do: Provide proof to Skills for Care of all costs with your application. Send completion certificates for each training course within four weeks. If you do not, Skills for Care will ask you to return the money. Return any money you have not spent as outlined in this application to Skills for Care as soon as possible and no later than 30 April 2019. Keep a record of all invoices, receipts and any other relevant documents for a minimum of six years after the training has been completed. Skills for Care’s auditor may need to review them. Make sure that the money will not be used to commit fraud, if you think that this is a possibility, please contact Skills for Care immediately. GET IT RIGHT Read guidance, Section 5. It is important that you read these conditions and make sure you understand them. You will need to tick to say you understand them before you can receive any money from Skills for Care.
Read guidance, Section 5. It is important that you read these conditions and make sure you understand them. You will need to tick to say you understand them before you can receive any money from Skills for Care. Skills for Care will: Aim to process all applications that have been completed correctly and provided with proof of all costs (training, qualifications, travel and replacement PA) within four weeks. Where this is not possible we will contact you to explain why. Award the funding on a first come first served basis until all of the funding has been awarded. Pay the grant funding directly to your bank account via BACS when you have provided your bank details and signed the ‘acceptance of grant award conditions’. Evaluate how the money has been used to find out if it has been effective and shown value for money. Add your details to a contacts database (Please see our privacy policy for how we protect your personal information). Skills for Care will not: Pay for any other costs which were not included in your application. Adjust the funding to cover any price changes. Pay any directly to a training provider. Pay any money directly to anyone else other than the person who needs care and support (or their appointed representative). Discuss the content of this application with anyone else (for example, your PA or training provider) without your written permission. Accept applications completed or submitted by training providers. Award funding for self-employed PAs or PAs not employed by you. Data Protection Skills for Care (SfC) is committed to protecting your rights and freedom in safely and securely processing your data in accordance with all of our legal obligations, especially as laid down in the General Data Protection Regulation ((EU) 2016/679) (“GDPR”) unless and until GDPR is no longer directly applicable in the UK, together with the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018). If this application is successful, we will hold personal data about you for the purpose of entering into an agreement with you and providing funding. We confirm that we will not hold this data for any longer than we need and we will never sell or share your personal data with third parties. For the purposes of the Data Protection Legislation, Skills for Care is the Data Controller. Please which sets out how Skills for Care controls your personal data and outlines your rights as a Data Subject. GET IT RIGHT