SEND local offer - Personal budgets

A child or young person with an education health and care plan (EHCP) may be eligible to access a personal budget.

Personal budgets are an option for families that could allow a family to have more control over how funding is used.

Personal budgets do not represent additional funding. If you already receive a service, you will not get the service you get now and a new additional personal budget. 

A personal budget is the description given to a new way of managing the money you are allocated for services and support. They can provide parents, carers and the young person with the decision to select their own services.

The SEND code of practice states:

 A personal budget is an amount of money identified by the local authority to deliver provision set out in an EHC plan where the parent or young person is involved in securing that provision.