1. Individual Service Funds

5. WHY AN INDIVIDUAL SERVICE FUND?
Without the responsibilities
To give people the benefits of Direct Payments
opportunities to be creative and take risks
To provide Ring-fenced Budget
Decision making Close to the person changes as life changes
To help people and families take control of their lives and services
Regardless of ability to manage it
A continuum
To offer EVERYONE the chance to have their own budget
How the money is used
Summer room
Computers
Camera’s
Developing creative ideas – Marie’s book
Driving Lessons
Portfolio for Hugh
Cleaner
Sprinkler systems
Birds of Prey hobbies
Lifts
New kitchen
Garden landscaping
Paying off mortgage
Planning events
Holiday’s
Furniture
decorating
Dates and mates
Clubs
Drama lessons
Football season ticket

7. HOW? Ways to Organise an Individual Service Fund
Organisation can use commissioned funding and create ISF’s for each person –(INCLUSION MODEL)
Contract with LA (Person third party)
Local Authority asks the organisation to manage an ISF on behalf of someone –(OPTION 2 SDS ACT SCOTLAND)
Contract with LA(person third party)
The person or family has a Direct Payment and asks you to manage all or a part of this as an ISF
Contract with Person or family (LA Third Party)
This bit really is about identifying the different ways an ISF can sometimes be contracted
Inclusion Glasgow is 20 years Old this year and has ran solely using ISF’s before and after the ACT
Some people will have been assessed for SDS and some wont.
The contractual arrangements change dependent on who asks you to manage the ISF but really is always a THREE WAY CONTRACT THE PERSON THE ORGANISATION AND THE LA

8. What is an ISF do we know when we see one?
ITS EASY FOR PEOPLE TO ADOPT THE LANGUAGE
IT’S A CHALLENGE TO CONSIDER ALL THE ASPECTS WHICH MAKE AN ISF MEANIGNFUL FOR SOMEONE AND A VEHICLE FOR HELPING THEM TAKE CONTROL OR GET A GOOD LIFE

10. ISF FRAMEWORK Knowing My Budget Service to suit me
Money used for a good life not just a service
Involvement as much as I can or want
A good life
I WOULD ASK THAT WE CONSIDER ALL OF THE IDENTIFIED ELEMENTS HERE AS PART OF PROVIDING AN ISF
ISF IS A VEHICLE OR AN UMBRELLA UNDER WHICH THESE THINGS HAPPEN
YOU CAN CHECK
MY BUDGET
SERVICE DESIGN FOR ME
USING MONEY FOR A GOOD LIFE
INVOLVEMENT AS MUCH AS YOU WANT OR CAN BE
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11. What Defines an Individual Service Fund ?
Knowing the budget available
Service Design that meets the persons needs - flexible and tailored
Creative use of money to meet outcomes for a good life
People being involved as much as they can and want to be to direct their support
These elements together define an Individual Service Fund!
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12. hopes, desires and capacities
Family community
and connections
The persons needs
hopes, desires and capacities
IT IS ESSENTIAL YOU SHOULDN’T NEED TO FIT TO WHAT WE PROVIDE
WE NEED TO BE FLEXIBLE AND BE ABLE TO DESIGN SOMETHING FOR YOU
The resources
and budget
they can use
Supports and services
that are available

13. Where are decisions made and by whom?
By the Organisation Or people who work For you POWER CONTINUUM MOVING
By you or people who care about you
REMEMBER THAT WE MAY BE MAKING DECISIONS ON PEOPLES BEHALF BUT IF WE ARE AND THE POWER LIES WITH THE ORGANISATION WE NEED TO BE EXPLICIT ABOUT THAT
THIS CHANGES OVER TIME
OR WE FIND OTHER PEOPLE TO HELP THE PERSON TO BE ON THEIR SIDE – FAMILY FRIENDS CIRCLE ADVOCATES

14. The Planning Process Reviewing the ISF
Service design
Budgeting each year
Plan and outcomes
Living life Now!
IT’S A LIVING THING ITS NOT JUST OK WEVE DONE THE ISF /LIFE CHANGES GOALS DREAMS AND OUTCOMES CHANGE
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15. Callum’s story

17. SELF DIRECTED SUPPORT FOR ALL
ONLY ISF’S WILL ALLOW SDS TO BECOME POSSIBLE FOR MOST PEOPLE WHO RECEIVE SOCIAL CARE SERVICES Direct Payment ALONE CANNOT DO THIS TO BE ARRANGED SERVICES.
ISF’s flexible services which give people power and control and access to their budget HOLDS THE KEY -

18. NO CHANGE THERES NO POINT IF!!!! NO CREATIVITY NO INFORMATION NO TRUST
NO CHOICE
NO CHANGE

19. In search of the holy grail
Presentation by Frances Brown