ISFs in Action

Author: Sian Hoolahan

Individual Service Funds (ISFs)

This report describes one of the most important and ground-breaking initiatives in the development of personalisation in adult social care. By working in partnership a service provider, Choice Support, and a local authority, Southwark Council have:

• Broken down a large block contract for 83 people into individual budgets
• Created Individual Service Funds (ISFs) for more flexible services
• Begun creating better and more empowering services for those they serve
• Developed a more dynamic and respectful relationship between a service provider and commissioner

This report is the first of three short research reports outlining progress and describing the steps necessary to make the changes.

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The publisher is the Centre for Welfare Reform.

ISFs in Action © Sian Hoolahan 2012.

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