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People First Programme Social Care & Inclusion – Adult Services Putting People First – What is it? • An agreement between central and local government • It will change and improve adult social care services • The government has given money to local councils to help them, called the social care reform grant. People First Programme Putting People First – Where has it come from? • It came from 'Our Health, Our Care, Our Say' a government white paper • The government asked people what they wanted • People said they want support when they need it, quickly, easily and in a way that fits into their lives. People First Programme What is personalisation? • Personalisation means people have more choice and control over the serivces they receive. • People are given support and information to help them make decisions and meet their goals • The government want all local authorities to have a set number of people using personalised services by 2011 People First Programme What are we doing in Walsall to respond? • Walsall are working in lots of ways to make both Putting People First and personalisation happen. • We have a team of people working with service users, carers and staff to look at new ways of working. People First Programme Personalisation •You have a say in what support you receive •More choice and independence for service users People First Programme What are the People First Team doing? •Create a access and response centre. •Find ways to make information available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. •Work with partners to provide a better service. People First Programme What is self directed support? • Self directed support is a new way of making sure people are in control of the support they need to live their life as they choose. • This means giving people their own budget and helping them to buy the care they feel they need. What is a self assessment questionnaire? • A Self Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) is the way the council finds out what people need • The questions are about different areas of your life • You can answer the questions on your own or with help from someone you trust. • The council uses this information to decide what money you need to arrange your support. People First Programme What is a resource allocation system? • A Resource Allocation System (RAS) is how the council work out what money you should have to meet your needs People First Programme What is a direct payment? • Direct payments give you money instead of services so you can have control over your life, by making decisions about how your care is provided. • A direct payment is not a benefit and it will not affect any benefits you receive. People First Programme What is a personal budget? • A personal budget is the amount of money you need for your services. • The council decide this amount by looking at the Self assessment questionnaire and the resource allocation system • You can have this money as cash (direct payments) to use to meet your needs. • Or you can ask the council to use your personal budget to plan and buy services for you. People First Programme What is an individual budget? • An individual budget is money given to you to buy a range of services, not just from social care. They can use money from lots of different places, these might include: • Social services • Supporting People • Independent Living Fund. People First Programme What is a support plan? • A support plan is where you decide what is important to you and what you would like to change in your life • A support plan will look at what’s working and not working for you and what support you need to make things better • A support plan does not have to be complicated; you can make it as detailed or simple as you want. People First Programme People First Programme – Contact Us The people that work on Personalisation: Elaine Carolan Jeanette McClean Mark Pitcher Gail Stevens For more details please contact our office and ask for Lucy Bradbury or Jodie Earp 01922 655832 or 01922 655833 [email protected] People First Programme