Self-directed support and personal budgets

This section of the website has good practice guidance and practical examples showing how councils can implement personal budgets.

• Personal Budgets: Taking Stock, Moving Forward
  Personal Budgets: Taking Stock, Moving Forward provides an overview of the latest evidence in how the sector is progressing with the delivery of personal budgets. There has been some important progress...
• Leaner approaches to council operating systems
  Think Local, Act Personal has developed new advice and thinking around how to reduce bureaucracy by developing three linked papers: Adult Social Care Minimum Process Framework Improving Direct Payment...

Sub-topics of Self-directed support and personal budgets

• Implementing self-directed support and personal budgets
• Resource allocation systems
• Support planning and brokerage
• Financial contributions
• Monitoring and review
• Measuring results
• Personal budgets questionnaire
• Information for front-line staff