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Individual care budget experiment has produced mixed results: good outcomes for some, but older people don't want the hassle
- Author:
- PILE Helga
- Publisher:
- Unison
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This circular from the Local Government Service group of Unison informs branches that the independent evaluation of the 13 local authorities which piloted individual budget arrangements has been published. This circular contains a Unison commentary on some of the key findings. In particular, the circular highlights the problems around direct employment of personal assistants by the service user.