In Control

Provides advice and support on managing your personal budget and the support you need.

Website: www.in-control.org.uk

Sds4me

An information and support website for people to make the best of the personal budgets. It is a user led resource.

Website: www.sds4me.org.uk

The Rowan Organisation

Provide a direct payments support scheme in Nottinghamshire and Nottingham

Website: www.therowan.org

Independent Living Fund (ILF)

A national resource dedicated to providing financial support for disabled people, enabling them to live independently.

Website: www.ilf.org.uk

Individual Budgets Pilot Programme website

Provides a platform to support organisations to transform and develop personalised adult social care.

Website: www.individualbudgets.csip.org.uk

Office for Disability Issues

The Office for Disability Issues works across government to ensure equality becomes a reality for disabled people.

Website: www.officefordisability.gov.uk

Social Policy Research Unit (SPRU)

The research unit at York who have overseen the Individual Budgets Pilot.

Website: www.york.ac.uk/inst/spru

Department for Work & Pensions

Website: www.dwp.gov.uk

Department of Health

Website: www.dh.gov.uk/en/SocialCare/Socialcarereform/index.htm

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Publications

Our most popular publications are:

Staff newsletter [PDF 3.2MB]
A good introduction to Putting People First.

Seven steps[PDF 116KB]
A simple guide to the Self Directed Support process.

Glossary [PDF 26KB]
A guide to the terms used in Putting People First.

Individual Budgets Evaluation Network (IBSEN) [Word 38KB]
A summary of the evaluation of the Individual Budgets pilot programme.

Newsletter for service users and carers - December 2008 [PDF 1.5Mb]

Rough guide to personalisation - Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) - December 2008 [PDF 960Kb]

For all our publications see our publications page.

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