The Self-Directed Support Bill (SDS), provides you with more choice & control over how to receive your care and support services.

SDS can help people have better lives by making sure that:

• People have the same freedom and choices as others at home, at work or in the community
• People get the kind of support they want, and where and when they want it.
• People get supported at the right time, before a crisis or emergency happens.

The SDS bill is for both Children and adults.

There are 5 principles:

• Involvement
• Information and choice
• Collaboration
• Dignity
• A right to take part in the life of your community

There are 4 options for SDS:

• Option 1: direct payment
• Option 2: You decide, and the local authority arranges support
• Option 3: After talking to you, the local authority decides and arranges support
• Option 4: You use a mixture of ways to arrange your care and support.

Full information can be found at www.sdsscotland.org.uk