Stories

On this page you can find stories and videos from people who have been part of the Individual Budgets Pilot Programme.

• Angela's Story (Video)
• Video: Bob's Story
• Cindy's Story (video)
  Cindy describes how her Individual Budget means she can employ a support worker to help her with tasks like taking her children to school and paying her bills.
• Colleen's Story (video)
  Colleen uses her individual budget to hire personal assistants so she can live independently in her own home and access community activities.
• Dawn's Story (video)
  Dawn uses her individual budget to get help with her correspondance, home care and cleaning.
• Debbie's story: A Social Worker's Perspective (video)
  Stories from the Individual Budgets Pilot: Debbie is employed by Coventry City Council as a transitions coordinator.
• Video: Elsie's story
• Video: Evangelo's Story
• Video: Florence's Story
• Video: Frank's Story
• Geoffrey's Story (video)
  Geoffrey uses his individual budget for help in the house and garden to enable Hazel, his wife and carer, to spend more time with him.
• George's Story (video)
  George explains how his individual budget has helped him to manage his mental illness.
• Hazel's Story: a carer's perspective (video)
  Hazel is wife and carer to Geoffrey, whose individual budget help pays for help in the house and the garden, enabling her to spend more time with him.
• James' Story (video)
  James has used his individual budget for gym membership and to buy a bike to improve his physical fitness and become less sedentary.
• Julia's Story (video)
  In this case study, Julia explains the process she went through to get her individual budget, which has given her more time to spend with her family.
• Kate's Story (video)
  Kate has used an individual budget to employ a support worker so she can live independently in her own home.
• Safeena's Story (video)
  Safeena will be spending her individual budget on personal assistants who are trained in administering her medication and to enable her to get out and about to take part in activities.