With many years’ experience of community care procedures, THE FED is uniquely placed to offer a first-class, professional brokerage service.

We have an excellent understanding of continuing health care and Fair Access to Care (FACs) criteria and their application to personal budgets.

What is a personal budget?

A personal budget is a sum of money that has been allocated to you based on an assessment of your care or health needs. You or someone acting on your behalf can choose how to spend that money to meet your needs in a way that suits your lifestyle.

What is brokerage?

Brokerage is support given to someone who has a personal budget. It helps them decide what services are needed and find the most suitable provider of those services. Although you can choose to manage your budget yourself, many people prefer to use a “support broker”. The broker helps them work out what support package will best meet their needs and preferences.

THE FED’s Support Broker

THE FED’s support broker, Victoria Morris, has a BA (Hons) Degree in Health and Social Care. She has worked in the voluntary sector for fourteen years, carrying out community care and carers’ assessments.

For the past nine years she has been employed as THE FED’s Referrals and Advice Officer. She assesses and signposts people to THE FED’s own services as well as external agencies.  She also givies guidance on a range of social care issues.

How can Victoria help you?

Amongst other things she can help you to

  • Set up an assessment of your needs
  • Negotiate your budget and its uses
  • Choose the support you want
  • Plan your support
  • Employ a personal assistant
  • Get good value for money
  • Evaluate the service you receive

In addition she can take the fear out of running your own budget by organising support to manage your budget This includes help with

  • Advertising for and recruiting staff
  • Keeping accounts
  • Putting your personal assistant on a PAYE system,

For more information call Victoria Morris or Ellen Saunders on 0161 772 4800 or email victoria.m@thefed.org.uk or ellen.s@thefed.org.uk