When someone wants to use their individual budget to buy supports from a provider, we call it an Individual Service Fund (ISF).
Individual Service Funds mean that

• The money is held by the provider on the individual’s behalf
• The person decides how to spend the money
• The provider is accountable to the person
• The provider commits to only spend the money on the individual’s service and the management and support necessary to provide that service (not into a general pooled budget).

File: From a Support Plan to an Individual Service Fund (SP39).pdf

Malcolm is supported by IAS, and has an Individual Service Fund. Here is some of the paper work that relates to it.

File: Malcolm’s Individual Support Agreement (SP43).doc
File: Malcolm’s Job Description (SP42).doc
File: Malcolm’s Person Specification (SP41).doc

An Individual Service Fund (ISF) is when someone wants to use their individual budget to buy supports from a provider.

File: What are we learning about developing Individual Service Funds (SP40).pdf