Page updated 10.04.10
Personal Budgets
Personalisation gives people more control over services and support. You know how much your local council spends on you and can have some or all of this money as a Personal Budget. This is money to buy the care and support you need. This can give you more choice and control. For example, you can employ the person you choose, decide on the hours your staff work and the things you need them to do to support you.
This is not more money – but choice over how the same money is spent
The important things to remember are:
You must have been assessed by a social worker and meet the rules for getting community care services
An Individual Budget is for you to pay for support, activities etc instead of receiving services
You can use the money for all or just some of your support or activities
A Direct Payment can be part of an individual budget
Right Track have already done quite a lot of work finding out about Direct Payments - we are now looking at ways to help people get information and advice about Personal Budgets
We are running workshops to help people think about Personal Budgets and find out where to get more information. We are working with members of the i-can group who know about person centred planning and helping people think about different things they might like to do. To find out more about the workshops please Contact Us.
Click here for In Control fact sheets about personalisation
