This guide focuses on how councils can make personal budgets work well for older people and their families. It looks at how to ensure they are accessible, simple to use, flexible and help to achieve the things that matter most to the people using them.

Although the main focus is on the flexible use of social care funding, there is huge potential for person centred approaches to be adopted by services and organisations supporting older people who are not eligible for council funded support.

Throughout this guide there are practical examples and stories from individuals and local councils that highlight how increased choice and control with appropriate support can make real differences in the lives of older people.

Download: Personal budgets for older people – making it happen