Service Description: A Personal Budget is the amount of money that is used to meet your care and support needs. You will only be able to have a Personal Budget if you are assessed as having social care needs that meet the Fair Access to Care criteria used by the Isle of Wight Council.
Also known as:- Direct payment, Direct Payment Personal Budget, Direct Payment Personal Budgets, Personal Budgets
Answer: For the first 8 weeks after the initial payment you will be required to keep a record of how you have spent your personal budget. You will also be required to provide bank statements and/or receipts as evidence. If after 8 weeks you are managing your personal budget well you will only be asked to provide bank statements after 6 months. If however, you are having difficulty managing your personal budget we will look to help you with this and may therefore need to see further records to assist with this.