Spending your Self-Directed Support budget

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

Page last modified: 5 January 2026