What is a support plan?
It’s a record of the decisions you make about how you want to use your budget to have the life that you want. Once you know how much money you have, you can start to think about how to use it to achieve the life you want. These pages will help you put together a successful support plan.
How to use this website:
This website features a number of support planning tools, all grouped into different categories:
You can either move through each category in order, or you can pick and choose which you would like to use.
Top tips for support planning:
If you want help to develop your support plan:
- Enlist the help of family and friends
- Talk to your care manager about what is available locally
- Look at www.supportplanning.org for more support planning information.
Important information before you start:
- Your support plan needs to be signed off by your Local Authority or Health Authority. There are seven criteria that your support plan will need to meet to be signed off. You may want to check with your care manager to see if your Authority has any additional criteria that you need to meet.
- There are six ways that you can manage your money.
- There are some things that you can and cannot spend your money on. You may also want to check with your care manager to see if your Authority has any other restrictions.
