A TRIAL scheme to give residents who are disabled or have learning disabilities more control over their care budget is “ahead of the curve” according to a councillor.
Since December, more than 60 people have signed up to the Right to Control scheme after Barnet was chosen to trial it.
There are seven councils currently trialling the plans, which allows people to choose how the money allocated to them is spent and to personalise their care.
Councillor Sachin Rajput, who is in charge of adult social services, said: “Once again,Barnet is ahead of the curve.
“Right to Control gives people the ability to run their own lives and shape their own destiny, a policy strongly supported by the Conservative aministration in Barnet.”
“I would like to pay tribute to our staff who have made Right to Control such an initial success and I hope, for the sake of people having control over their lives, these achievements continue.”
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