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#Personal budget methods how to#

Make appropriate choices about how their eligible needs can be met.

Develop a Care and Support/Support Plan and.

It should be shared with the person/carer (and anyone else involved in the Care and Support/Support Plan) at the start of the planning process to support them to: The Difference between an indicative budget and the personal budgetĪn indicative budget is a figurative amount calculated immediately following the assessment, estimating based on the information available how much it may cost to meet the eligible needs identified during assessment. The following information applies equally to Personal Budgets for people with Care and Support needs and Carers with Support needs.

Needs that are not being met by the Local Authority (for example through health, housing or benefits).

Eligible needs that are being met by a carer (who is willing and able to continue meeting those needs) and.

Services being received that the Local Authority is either not permitted to charge for (such as reablement) or is choosing not to charge for.

Top-ups being paid to a care home because the provision costs more than the personal budget amount.

There are certain things that should not be included in the personal budget amount, but which should still be clearly described in the Care and Support/Support Plan: Exclusions from the personal budget amount

The cost of the additional support is £20 so for the purposes of the cap on care (when introduced) Joan will only be able to add £90 to her care account each week. The Local Authority is therefore meeting an ineligible need through its power to do so. However, Joan has no eligible need during the period her daughter meets friends, but her daughter is anxious about leaving her and won't go out unless someone else is there. The Local Authority is meeting Joan's eligible need for personal care and also providing her with a further 2 hours of support each week so that her daughter who lives with her as a carer can meet friends. Where accommodation costs are built into Care and Support costs, how much of the personal budget is actually being used on eligible needs.The cost associated in meeting each eligible need the person has (as opposed to the combined cost of meeting all needs or the cost of meeting ineligible needs) and.For further details about the cap on care, including when this may be implemented see Cap on Care Costs.Īs such, the following must be clearly evident within the personal budget statement: These records must be kept so that in the future the Local Authority is able to determine how much money it has spent on meeting the eligible needs of a person in order to apply the cap on care. This must be clearly differentiated from the amount of money the Local Authority spends on meeting other needs through its powers, or on the unavoidable accommodation/utility costs associated with care home provision. Under the Care Act records must be kept about the amount of Local Authority money that is used to meet eligible needs under its duty to do so. Having greater choice and control over the services and support purchased with the personal budget.Having choice over who is involved in developing a Care and Support/Support Plan for how the personal budget will be spent.Being able to choose from a range of options to manage the personal budget.

#Personal budget methods how to#

Knowing before making a decision about how to meet Care and Support needs how much money they (or in the case of top-ups, their family) may have to contribute.

Knowing before making a decision about how to meet Care and Support needs how much money may be available from the Local Authority to meet different needs.

The Care Act sees the Personal Budget as highly beneficial and as much more than just a figurative amount it should be seen as a vital part of a much wider approach to enabling greater choice and control for people through: The Benefits of a Personal Budget Approach

The amount which the Local Authority is going to contribute towards the cost.

The amount which, on the basis of the financial assessment, the person or carer must pay towards that cost and.

The cost to the Local Authority of meeting the eligible needs it is either required to do (under its duty) or decides to do (under its powers).

The Care Act defines the Personal Budget as a written statement provided to a person with Care and Support needs (or a Carer with Support needs) which specifies: This means they must be provided to everyone with needs that the Local Authority intends to meet (either through its duty or powers). The Care Act makes personal budgets law for the first time.