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Patients placed on a recuperative holiday pay a maximum of £8.40 per week although the
cost of the accommodation is usually much more. In cases of hardship, however, a reduction in
the cost will be made down to a minimum accommodation charge of £2 per week. It has been
the Council's policy for all persons placed on recuperative holiday to make their own transport
arrangements, which in the majority of cases meant paying rail and bus fares. In November 1971,
however, the Council agreed that transport costs should be included in the total sum which would
be the subject of reduction when financial assessments were made in cases of hardship.
During 1971 ten persons paid the maximum charge for a holiday while 16 were assessed
to pay £2.