A personal budget is an amount of money identified to deliver elements of the provision in an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP). A personal budget can be made up of resources from education, health and social care, depending on the provision that has been identified as being suitable for this mechanism.
Requesting a Personal Budget
There are several different types of assessment carried out by education, health and social care services that can lead to a personal budget.
The information provided here is about asking for a personal budget when the local authority has agreed that an EHCP is to be created for a child or young person following an Education, Health and Care Needs Assessment (EHCNA) or during the Annual Review of the EHCP.
Parents and carers or young people (aged 16 and over) have the right to request a personal budget.
Developing Personal Budgets
A personal budget has to be specifically related to the provision identified in the EHCP.
This is a set of arrangements that was introduced in September 2014. The local authority will work on this collaboratively with families, children and young people as well as other key stakeholders.
Schools, academies and post-16 providers are currently required to provide appropriate support for children with SEN and disabilities through the funding that is made available by both local and central government. Schools, academies, post-16 providers and special schools already have funding to meet a wide range of learning support needs.
If you require advice or guidance around a personal budget, please contact your SEND Caseworker or email the SEND Team at SEND@hullcc.gov.uk.