My OH had his first week of respite at the end of last year. He went in on a Saturday and came out the following Saturday. Shortly after Christmas I received the invoice from the council and was shocked to see we were charged for 2 weeks instead of just the one.
Upon querying this with the finance department, I was told that the charges run from Monday-Sunday hence we were charged a full week for the Saturday-Sunday then another full week for Monday-Saturday. They tell me a letter explaining this was sent out the day before he came home which I've still not received!
If I'd known this then I would have booked him in from the Monday instead. Even the social worker was unaware of this.
Hope this helps others who may not realise this could happen.
Upon querying this with the finance department, I was told that the charges run from Monday-Sunday hence we were charged a full week for the Saturday-Sunday then another full week for Monday-Saturday. They tell me a letter explaining this was sent out the day before he came home which I've still not received!
If I'd known this then I would have booked him in from the Monday instead. Even the social worker was unaware of this.
Hope this helps others who may not realise this could happen.