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Which income streams are included?
 The income streams included in this pilot were:
- Council-provided Social Care services for adults
- Supporting People funding
- Independent Living Fund
- Disabled Facilities Grant
- Integrated Community Equipment Services
- Access to Work
When Ministers decided which income streams to include, there were many more that they thought about including. Each income stream works in a different way, with different legal rules and policy guidance. Bringing them together took a lot of work. Because of this, it was decided to run with just these six.
As the pilot progressed, a number of issues for each funding stream were raised by the pilot sites. These issues have been captured in logs which you can access here.
More information about each of the income streams is available below.
Council-provided Social Care services for adults
This is money that social services spend on day centres, residential care, supported living, meals on wheels and other kinds of 'social care'. You can find out more from the Department of Health website
Supporting People funding
This is money spent on 'housing related support' to help people live independently in their own home - the money can pay for things like help to develop life skills, such as understanding tenancy agreement, budgeting and cooking, which will enable vulnerable people to be able to live by themselves. You can find out more from the Supporting People website
Independent Living Fund
This is money to help disabled people live in the community. You can find out more from the ILF website
Disabled Facilities Grant
This can pay for changes to your house, like a stair lift or a ramp. Find out more from the CLG website
Integrated Community Equipment Services
This pays for equipment you might need, like a raised toilet seat, or a grab rail. Find out more from the ICES website
Access to Work
This can pay up to 100% of the cost of workplace adjustments to help a disabled person take up or retain paid work. You can find out more from the Job Centre Plus website.
Jobcentre Plus also has a booklet: 'Is work for me? Information for people with an Individual Budget'. It is also in Easy Read.
Copyright CSIP 2006
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