Grant #224426 to Co-Production Projects : Adult Social Care, Bristol City Council

 

What will we offer payment for involvement for?  

We offer payment for involvement in the Adult Social Care and Bristol Disability Equality Commission Co-Production Working Group meetings and Lived Expertise meetings and the preparation that goes along with these.  This is because taking part requires significant time and commitment and we will make use of your experience and knowledge. You’ll be working as a team to make decisions. 

 

All members of the decision-making groups will be given money or vouchers for each meeting they attend, in recognition of their time.  

Payment of £15 per hour will be made following each meeting. There are currently 15 working group and lived expertise group meeting sessions planned although this number may increase. The working group sessions so far are two hours in length. The lived expertise group sessions so far are one and a half hours in length. This might be adjusted if the length of the meeting is increased. 

Currently, meetings will take place every month until May 2024 although this may be extended. 

 

Participation involves: 

•            Attending each meeting where possible, either lasting two hours or one and a half hours each time. 

•            Working as a group, led by a facilitator, to discuss and make decisions about designing a co-production process. 

•            Reading or preparation at home before the meeting. 

 

This is called payment for involvement or payment for participation and is not the same as work. 

   

We offer payment for involvement to anyone who takes part in the working group, who is doing so in their own time and not as part of a job they are already paid to do. 

 

Accepting payment is optional. 

Requests will be approved by Megan Belcher and Catherine Martin in the Transformation and Commissioning team in Adult Social Care at Bristol City Council and then you will be paid by The Social Change Nest (this is the name that will appear in your account when you receive the money).   

 

You can request this payment for involvement after each meeting. Payments will take a few days to arrive once approved. 

 

We will pay for the following reasonable expenses in addition to the payment for involvement: 

•            Bus tickets; 

•            Parking costs when free parking is not available; 

•            Mileage costs at a rate of 45p per mile; 

•            Taxi (if this is the only option); 

•            Costs of a translator or interpreter; 

•            Costs of a personal assistant or support worker. 

 

You will need to keep receipts for any expenses you incur to provide as evidence. You will then be reimbursed. 

 

All expenses will be paid through the Open Collective online system. Please submit expense claims separately to 'payment for involvement' requests. 

 

We can reimburse you for expenses even if you do not wish to receive payment for involvement. Expenses are not considered the same as earnings or payment.