In the future there may be the opportunity to have an Individual Budget.
An Individual Budget is an alternative to support provided by the Children with Disabilities Teams such as Direct Payments. Families’ needs are accessed and they receive a budget for the year which they can choose how best to spend to meet their child’s needs.
The outcomes for the child and how the money will be used to meet these needs are contained in a support plan.
It is a more flexible approach for families. The family and child have greater control over meeting their needs within the requirements of the agreed support plan.
Creating the Support Plan helps with identifying what would be really helpful. At present a small pilot scheme is running which is being evaluated.