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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 417-424 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Public Money and Management |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 6 |
Early online date | 14 Sept 2012 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 2012 |
Keywords
- Care package
- individual budgets
- personalization
- social care costs