Individualized Budget

This website contains forms, brochures and enrollment information for Florida's Consumer Directed Care program.

This section of Vermont's program manual provides more information on what allowable budget uses are under the Flexible Choices program and further information about program eligibility.

The Individual Budgets pilot programme was a cross-government initiative led by the Department of Health working closely with the Department for Work and Pensions, and Communities and Local Government in the United Kingdom. The pilot was conducted over two years 2006-2007 involving 13 local authorities, the abstract and final report are available here.

This presentation was given to state grantees via teleconference. The presentation highlights key steps in creating an operational protocol, including identifying eligibility requirements, communications and marketing work, and developing a budget amount.

This 5 minute video features a Minnesota couple and their case managers. The participants discuss their interest and experience with Cash & Counseling. Follow the link to save and view the video.

This study examined the effectiveness of the Cash & Counseling program for those with a diagnosis of mental illness using previous research from the Cash & Counseling Demonstration and Evaluation (CCDE) program in New Jersey. The link to the article abstract is available here.

The Consumer Directed Attendant Support Program developed this resource for participants. The manual contains ideas, approaches, and suggestions for consumers as they hire, train, and supervise attendants. Training includes budgeting, employer issues, and communications skills.

A presentation for the 2003 Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting. Presented are findings on the purchase of goods and services under Cash & Counseling in Arkansas and New Jersey. A topic report on the presentation is also available here.

This report, focused on New Jersey’s Personal Preference program, provides information on workers’ views about issues such as job satisfaction, roles and responsibilities, and ideas for recruiting and retaining new personal care workers. The report also describes similarities and differences between paid family caregivers and non-family caregivers.

This manual was developed for the IndependentChoices program. It features detailed program information on many topics including: eligibility, participant rights, fiscal agents, cash expenditure plans, appeals and personal assistants.