Suffolk Local Offer

Social care personal budgets

Using a care and support assessment to get help with your care needs.

With a care and support plan, a young person can receive a personal budget for approved parts of their social care, which can include things like:

  • care services that you can use in your home from an agency
  • employing someone to help you
  • using a home care agency to employ someone for you
  • pay to attend a day care service
  • paying for some respite care services
  • paying for certain leisure actives
  • buying equipment to help you