Individualized Funding

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Overview

A multi-year project funded in part by Community Living British Columbia (CLBC) including:

Scoping review of the international literature
Review of individualized funding across Canadian jurisdictions
Key informant interviews
Online survey
Interviews with CLBC eligible individuals, families and service providers

Funding allocated directly to an individual or, in the case of a child, their parents or legal guardian. Funding is meant to provide the support necessary to meet disability-related needs, in which the amount of funding is determined by direct reference to the individual and/or family’s specific needs and aspirations and the individual and/or family retain choice and control in how funds are used to meet those needs (Stainton, 2009).