Charles Leadbeater: This time it's personal - The Guardian 16th January 2008

Putting individuals in control of the purse strings for their social care needs is creating satisfied users and addressing inequity Brenda is an unlikely harbinger of revolution. She is elderly, confined to a motorised wheelchair, frail, and almost entirely dependent upon her husband for her personal care. Yet the way she has reorganised her care, using a personal budget and a self-directed support plan, provides a model not just for the reform of social care but for many other public services.

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