SOCIAL POLICY - THE POWER OF FREEDOM - How personal budgets for social services

10 THE POWER OF FREEDOM The review led to the decision to create a By August 2021, the number of people receiving National IF framework, extending IF to all disability support under IF had risen to around people on traditional Home and Community 8,000.14 Support Services. [...] If a recipient disagrees with the the funder, or host’s assessment, the matter is escalated to the • instructing the host to make payments, host’s management. [...] The coach explains the Access to disability support with IF is in four steps: purchasing guidelines of the relevant funder and works with the recipient to create a budget for 1. [...] The host onboards the recipient rules can limit payments to family members who The NASC sends the host a referral to the live with the recipient (see endnote 17). [...] If the recipient disregards advice and continues to overspend against their As with any scheme that puts public money in budget, the host will notify the NASC the hands of private individuals, IF brings with it and/or the funder to discuss potential the possibility of fraud.