When people and families have control over money or funds from the government and can choose how to use funding, it is called Individualized Funding. People and their loved ones direct what happens with their Individualized Funding and choose how the money will be spent to support their lives in their neighbourhoods and communities.
The Individualized Funding Coalition for Ontario outlines 4 key principles of Individualized Funding:
- Self-determination
- Citizenship
- Flexibility and ease of access
- Ensuring safeguards
Download IFCO’s Statement of Principles to read more about what a direct individualized funding support system would look like for a person when these 4 dynamic principles are at work.
