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More info? England: www. disabilityrightsuk.org/ personal-budgetsthe-right- social-care-support Scotland: www. selfdirectedsupportscotland. org.uk www.nhs.uk/ choiceintheNHS/ Yourchoices/personal- health-budgets/Pages/ about-personal-health- budgets.aspx (continued)
About the system If you are entitled to receive support from your Local Authority or council • you will be given a personal budget to spend on meeting your needs. You can choose how to spend your personal budget. You can ask for the cash • so that you can pay for your own support and services. These cash payments are called ‘direct payments’. If you prefer, you can ask the council to hold the money and arrange and pay for the support on your be
Part of UK England, Scotland (where they are known as independent budgets) England
Summary of systems Who administers? Local Personal Authorities budgets (also known as local council or social services) NHS England Personal budgets
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page 7 Name Taking on a personal assistant – a basic guide • First things first
