Where someone wants to use their individual budget to buy supports from a provider:
• The money is held by the provider on the individual’s behalf
• The provider is accountable to the person
• The person decides how to spend the money
• The provider commits to only spend the money on the individual’s service and the management and support necessary to provide that service.
(Self-Directed Support Act 2013)
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