What are personal budgets and how do they work?

Leading specialist Live-in care provider Paragon Home Healthcare explains:

Having a personal budget gives you more choice and control over the support you receive to help you live independently and you should be able to:

Choose how to spend the money Control the money you get for support Choose how or who you want to receive services from

SOCIAL CARE/LOCAL AUTHORITY BUDGETS Anyone who eligible for social care funding in England is able to request a personal budget from their Local Authority. The budget amount is worked out after a social worker completes an assessment and a direct payment is one way you can receive your personal budget.

Age UK has a useful factsheet accessible here for more information on social care budgets: https://www.ageuk.org.uk/globalassets/age-uk/documents/factsheets/fs24_personal_budgets_and_direct_payments_in_social_care_fcs.pdf

NHS PERSONAL HEALTH BUDGETS If your needs are more health-related you may be eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare care from your local NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) which is not means tested. For example people with spinal cord injuries who are at risk of Autonomic Dysreflexia (T6 and above) may be eligible for this funding. A Nurse Assessor would come to assess your needs using the NHS Decision Support Tool or DST. With this route you are also able to request a Personal Health Budget and Direct Payment in a similar way to Social Care budgets.

Here is an NHS England link about NHS Continuing Healthcare and how to arrange an assessment through your local CCG (Clinical Commissioning Group): https://www.england.nhs.uk/healthcare/

Paragon Home Healthcare specialise in flexible live-in care for a wide range of conditions and Personal Budgets.

To read the full article on Personal Budgets follow this link: https://www.paragonhh.co.uk/newsarticles/2019/2/13/what-is-a-personal-budget-or-direct-payment?fbclid=IwAR0TQjau0iZ9GRFRzyTyQEap8ZY1r_op9AMYIFYzwNQKGcTAQIQNEq_nDbg

If you’d like to chat to us about your options or to learn more please do call our friendly team on 020 3006 2802 or send us an email to info@paragonhh.co.uk and we’ll be happy to help.

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