Changing Lives
Some people in Hackney are trialling individual budgets. Here some of them talk about how the budgets have affected them and people they care for.
Flexibility and freedom
Since getting a personal budget Peter and Janice Hilton's lives have changed for the better. Read about them on the left.
The road to recovery
Gill Jackson used her personal budget to buy an electric bike. The new-found flexibility and freedom has changed her life. Read about Gill Jackson on the page on the left.
New skills, new friends – real lives
Mrs Sinter cares for her three sons with severe learning difficulties. Their personal budgets have given them – and her – more normal lives. Read about Mrs Sinter on the page on the left.
Some people will not be eligible for ongoing support. View the Living Independent Lives film about services for everyone in Hackney.
Page updated: 15 Jun 2010
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