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Making Direct Payments work better - Developing cost effective models of support for people purchasing and managing their own care
Effective support is key to enabling more people to take up direct payments successfully, but what does a good cost effective support service look like? This is your chance to help answer that question.
New research reveals benefits of building community capacity
Newly released research from the London School of Economics shows community capacity building schemes can provide up to £1300 in savings per individual per year. The results of a study by Professor Martin Knapp of the Personal Social Services Research Unit reveal that schemes like time banks, befriending services and community navigator schemes have the potential to provide savings to the public purse over a short period of time.
Essex Coalition of Disabled People and OPM briefing papers Personalisation: the experience of service users
Ecdp and OPM publish 5 briefing papers that capture the experience of service users of the personalisation agenda.