A Personal Budget enables you to exercise greater choice and take control over how your care and support needs are met. The council will calculate how much money you will need for your assessed care and support; you will then be allocated a personal budget and will be offered guidance with deciding on how this money is to be spent.
Your Personal Budget will be broken down into:
- the amount you will pay towards your care and support after your financial assessment
- the amount the council will pay towards your assessed needs
You can choose to:
- take a direct payment and arrange your own care
- ask the council to manage your budget for you
If you choose a direct payment, you will be responsible for arranging your care. This may include becoming an employer if you hire carers. The council will review your care to make sure it meets your assessed needs.
You will also be required to undertake a financial assessment to establish if you need to contribute towards your care costs.