Join us for the ISF Summit - a national event showing how we can make self-directed support work for everyone.
The ISF (Individual Service Fund) Summit is a one-day national event bringing together people with lived experience, senior commissioners, providers, system leaders, and families.
Date: Tuesday 24th November 2026
Time: 10am - 4:30pm
Venue: Firth Hall, Sheffield, S10 2TN
Attendees will explore what works in practice, hearing from councils, support organisations, and people with lived experience who are demonstrating that doing the right thing is also the best use of money.
Progress on self-directed support is stuck. Restricting our focus to direct payments means that 80% of people using social care never get the chance to be full citizens. ISFs are the answer. We can help everyone get the support they need to control their budget and shape their support. There are great examples emerging everywhere.
Come along to share your expertise or to find out more.
Thanks to the generosity of our supporters we now have a limited number of free tickets available for disabled people and families.
Who should attend:
Discover more, view the event brochure here.
View the Easy Read Guide to the ISF Summit here.
The event is co-hosted by Citizen Network and SDS Network England. The SDS Network leads the global development of self-directed support, publishes the global standards for self-directed support and has national hubs in over 12 different countries.
Note: Entry is by ticket only and places are limited.
If you have any questions please email Sanja Ilieva.
With grateful thanks to our main Sponsor Dimensions, and to The University of Sheffield • EQUALD • NIHR School for Social Care Research • Enable • KeyRing • New Prospects • Self Directed Futures • CareMatch • Catalyst Care Group • Centre 404 • Choice Support • Community Catalysts • HomeCare Direct • I Direct Independent Living • Inclusion North • Learning Disability England • Manawanui • Mencap • Minstead Trust • Natural Breaks • National Care Forum • Positive Support for You CIC • Professional Nursing Services • Purple Rose Care • Solo Support Services • Skills for Care • Thera • Troika Consultancy • Valo • Voyage Care • WECIL for their support.
