Welfare Reform on the Web (May 2006): Social Care - UK - Community Care

The implications of individual budgets

S. Duffy

Journal of Integrated Care, vol.14, Apr. 2006, p.3-10

The UK government has been promoting the idea of individual budgets for social care users such as people with learning difficulties and older people. This article aims to clearly define the concept of an individual budget and to explore the significant challenges facing policy makers and local leaders implementing the idea.