NFAW Submission on Caring for Older Australians


Background to Individual Budgets

• Longstanding commitment to flexible, person-centred care in policy from 1980s

• Existing development of direct payments, but low take up by older people

• Increasing focus upon personalisation and greater choice in many jurisdictions; 2006 White Paper confirmed

• July 2005 – invitation to English Local Authorities to be Individual Budget pilots – 13 selected



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