The impact of individual budgets on the targeting of support: Findings from a national evaluation of pilot projects in England

Karen Jones, Ann Netten, José Luis Fernandez, Martin Knapp, David Challis, Caroline Glendinning, Sally Jacobs, Jill Manthorpe, Nicola Moran, Martin Stevens, Mark Wilberforce

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    Abstract

    Individual or personal budgets are part of a growing international trend to encourage greater choice and control over social care services at a time of financial austerity. The authors' evaluation of individual budgets found that levels of allocated resources reflected a range of factors, including informal or carer support and disability levels. Furthermore, individual budgets were found to be cost-neutral compared with conventional social care delivery. © 2012 Copyright CIPFA.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)417-424
    Number of pages7
    JournalPublic Money and Management
    Volume32
    Issue number6
    Early online date14 Sept 2012
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Nov 2012

    Keywords

    • Care package
    • individual budgets
    • personalization
    • social care costs

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