Just starting out

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Just starting out? It can seem there is a lot to do all at once. Just remember that you do not need everything on Day One. This website will help, as when you need something you can just come here and take what you need.

One document you will need at the beginning (especially if you live in England and are aiming for a PHB) is a Care and Support Plan. We are thinking of ways we can help with this as everyone is so different that they really are unique. As a starting point, have a look at this page.


The idea for the page you're viewing is that it will contain useful help for when you just starting out to run a care budget, or just need guidance. If we were to add this help directly, we believe that we will be duplicating what is already out there on the internet, and, add the risk of not keeping it up to date. Providing links is a way around this. So if you have links - just add them, or, email them to us at [email protected]. We are not stopping you adding advice though, you can create a page, whenever you want, about anything relating to care budgets. This is a public wiki so anyone can add anything, but we do moderate before publishing.

These links are not in any particular order, though you can always feedback to us on how useful they were over in the Discussion forum.

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General and really good - start here!

NHS logo

The National Health Service (NHS) in England are the source of Personal Health Budgets, click [here].


people hub logo

peoplehub is an independent Community Interest Company, led by people with lived experience of personal health budgets, and aimed at offering useful information, connecting people and influencing how personal health budgets are implemented. Their web site has been written by those with lived experience, click [here]. Check out their guides too [here].


In Control logo

InControl are a national charity working for an inclusive society where everyone has the support they need to live a good life and make a valued contribution, click [here].


Places for care and support planning and gaining that care budget

Cerebra logo

Cerebra offer a toolkit for accessing the care services you need, click [here].


Think local act personal logo

think local act personal offer help on care and support planning, click [here].


Beacon logo

Beacon offer help on care and support planning, a toolkit and much more. Click [here].


Training for you and your staff is essential

Social Care TV logo

The Social Care TV website offers a wide range of very affordable videos, with good description of each one. The employer can set up a 'master' account and then check progress of all their staff's training who have their "subsidiary" accounts. Click [here].


Other places offer guidance for staffing

Skills for care logo

Skillsforcare are more for the paid employer of care staff but there is lots of useful information on the site, click [here].


ILG logo

The Independent Living Group offer a set of templates centred on employing care staff, click [here]. It does costs though unless you have relevant insurance through Mark Bates Ltd.


CQM logo

Care Quality Matters offer checklists and templates but there is a charge, although with a free trial, click [here].


Leeds C I L logo

Leeds cil have lots of resource about employing care staff, click [here].


Trafford CCG logo

Trafford CCG have a guide to employing care staff, click [here].


Wiltshire Centre for Independent Living logo

Wiltshire Centre for Independent Living offer staffing templates, click [here].


Educational focus

IPSEA logo

Independent Provider of Special Education Advice (IPSEA) offer good advice around educational issues, Independent Provider of Special Education Advice, click [here].


The legal side

Irwin Mitchell logo

Irwin Mitchell offer legal templates, click [here].


Local and national organisations

UK government logo

Department of Work and Pensions for benefits, click [here].


UK government logo

Office of Disabilities Issues for information on disabilities funding click [here].


UK government logo

Her Majesty's Customs and Excise for Employment Taxes, National Insurance, VAT, click [here].


UK government logo

Government portal for employees’ and employers’ rights click [here].


Equality logo

Equality and Human Rights Council for disability rights and complaints click [here].


UK government logo

Home Office/Equalities for Equalities information click [here].


Write To Them logo

Write to your elected politicians, for example, to complain to your councillors or MP click [here].


The Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman logo

Local Government Office who are the ombudsman for complaints about your Local Authority click [here].


Other stuff

Multi Me logo

Multi Me have had good reviews about their software for building a life around the person with disabilities click [here].