What you can spend your personal budget on
You can spend a personal budget on:
- meeting assessed outcomes as outlined in the Child’s Plan and as authorised by us
- employing Personal Assistants
- purchasing disability aimed support from an agency other than the Highland Council
- contracting Self-Employed Carers or Self-Employed Support Workers
- employing someone who is over 16
- purchasing respite care from a third sector provide or
- paying for a Personal Assistant to support a young person going on a holiday or short break or requiring support to attend a club or activity
- Self-Directed Support (SDS) Brokerage Services or management of a child’s SDS package will be included within a capped amount