Support with Confidence
Support with Confidence offers support to people in their own homes, Support in Confidence is a scheme that enables Local Authorities to meet the criteria for National systems known as ‘Self Directed Support’, ‘Putting People First’ or ‘Personalised Budgets’.
What is Support with Confidence
Support with Confidence is a scheme that enables Local Authorities to meet the criteria for National systems known as ‘Self Directed Support’, ‘Putting People First’ or ‘Personalised Budgets’.
Since the roll out and updates to the Care Act Nationally, Local Authorities are under increasing pressure to provide independent support services to people, allowing them to be in control of their own budgets and to offer accessible support available for all.
This is a tall order for a lot of areas, Action for People have worked with the National delivery team of a Personal Assistant provider helping set up their National scheme and locally in the South East – recruiting locally, providing flexible working solutions to many people who require part time flexible work resulting in a trained, vetted workforce of Personal Assistants who are accessible to those in the community who need extra support and care, from cleaning, cooking to walks in the local park.
All Personal Assistants recruited from local people are self employed and offer their services through a main locally set up Support in Action Scheme directory where people can independently choose and fund their own care and support.
“Making my own choices and being able to do what I want, when I want; as well as having the same opportunities and choices as others is important!”
Bracknell Forest service user 2016
Impact of the scheme
- Action for People's work with Bracknell (case study)
In October 2012 when Action for People first started to deliver Support with Confidence, the impact on the local economy of 16 PA’s delivering 900 hours of work at a cost of £10.50 on average resulted in a local impact on the economy of £102, 600 per annum.
In 2017 this rose to 4451 hours per month by 45 PA’s at an average of £12.25 per hour and an impact on the local economy of £654,297 per annum.
On average a PA works 25hrs a week and this reflects the choice of self-employment in this sphere of work as a lifestyle choice.
"Action for People works directly with the National Support with Confidence team providing advice, guidance and scheme set up."
Would your area benefit from the Support with Confidence Scheme that:
SUPPORTS PEOPLE IN THEIR OWN HOMES?
SUPPORTS INDEPENDENT PAYMENTS?
CREATES JOBS?
Get in touch with Action for People for an informal chat about the scheme and how it could be set up and benefit your area.
THE SUPPORT WITH CONFIDENCE SCHEME CAN BE FULLY OR PARTIALLY MANAGED BY ACTION FOR PEOPLE
Get in touch to talk to our team and for your health and social care services to be sent a full brochure about the scheme by contacting:
EMAIL: contact@actionforpeople.org.uk
CALL: 0118 907 6397
Postal Address PO BOX 4005 | Swindon | SN5 9HS
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Who we are
Action for People is an organisation that runs training, projects, events and programs that benefit communities. Action for people have:
Funded over 42,000 hours of Charity support services
Helped recruit over 410 volunteers for voluntary groups
Provided short breaks leaders for over 4289 hours of clubs and events in 3 years
Funded staff to cater for 33 Scholarship music places for the charity GO!
In 3 years Action for People provided recruitment, training and staff to facilitate over 1127 hours of befriending and mentoring services
Built support websites and services across the South of England in Advice and guidance, mental health support, Support With confidence for older people and much more gaining over 200k page hits for those seeking support
Designed brochures, posters, user guides and marketing materials to support community groups, Local Authorities and charitable organisations
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