There are seven steps to being in control of your support listed below.
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My money
finding out how much. The first thing to do is to find you if you can get money for support – and how much.
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Making my support plan
The second thing is to make a plan about how you’ll use the money to get the life you want. You can do the plan yourself. You can have help to do it – as much as you want.
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Getting my plan agreed
A care manager at the council has to say your plan is ok.
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Organising my money
You can have the money paid to your or to someone who can look after it for you (a person, a Trust, an organisation or the care manager).
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Organising my support
You can organise the support in a way that suits you. You can get help to find and organise support.
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Living life.
You can use services but you can also spend your money on local people who you know – or even buy things that will help you in your life.
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Seeing how it worked.
You have to show that you have used the money properly. Click on the link below to view In-Control’s easy read ‘7 steps to being in control of your support’:
http://www.in-control.org.uk/DocumentDownload.axd?documentresourceid=355
This guide was produced by in Control visit www.in-control.org.uk.
