What is the Early Intervention Budget?
The Early Intervention Budget is designed to meet lower level
needs as part of the early intervention/prevention agenda.
The specified needs will have been identified as a result of a
Common Assessment and have specified outcomes for the child/young
person or family.
Key Points of Early Intervention Budget
The budget is:
- Linked to the Common Assessment and can be accessed
by contacting your local area CAF Co-ordinator.
- Designed to meet lower level needs as part of the early
intervention/prevention agenda in Worcestershire.
- Easy to access.
- Part of the Integrated Working Programme.
- To help children and young people in Worcestershire achieve the
best possible outcomes they can.
Why Is The Early Intervention Budget Important?
The Early Intervention Budget is closely linked to the CAF
process. It can pay for goods or services identified in the Common
Assessment that will help to achieve a positive outcome for
the child or young person.
What Can The Budget Be Used For?
There are very few exclusions from the budget and as long as it
is linked to outcomes for the child or young person, which have
been identified through the CAF process you should be able to apply
to the budget.
For more information, please refer to the guidance on these
pages or speak to your area CAF Co-ordinator.
The budget can be used for goods or services so it could pay for
courses, white goods or other furniture or mediation.
However, it should not be used to purchase any service which is
the statutory responsibility for someone else to provide i.e. the
budget should not be used so that agencies can avoid paying for
services, or as a means for short-circuiting other processes. For
example, it is the responsibility of registered social landlords to
repair properties.
How Do I apply For Funding?
There is a short application form which practitioners will
complete and send, along with a copy of the Common Assessment, to
the area CAF Co-ordinator who will make a decision within five
working days.
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