Brokerage is made up of the following functions: 

Supplying information

Information about:

   •  self direction
   •  personalisation
   •  support planning
   •  funding
   •  support services
   •  support providers
   •  advice services
   •  housing
   •  leisure
   •  education

Negotiation of funding

   •  Working with Local Authority to agree the amount of funding and method of funding
   •  Application for funding from Local Authority
   •  Support to apply for additional funding from various sources
   •  Release of funding to person/organisation.

Support planning

   •  Production and updating of personalised support plan in a suitable format.

Solution finding

   •  Seeking out services available to buy
   •  Discovering service providers
   •  Advice on ways to spend funding
   •  Individual Service Fund alternatives
   •  Community mapping exercise
   •  Problem solving in the areas of leisure, education and accommodation

Implementation of support plan

Implementation of the plan may cover all or some of the following as well as other tasks:

   •  setting up housing
   •  planning support services
   •  establishing a circle of support
   •  recruitment of support staff

Overall facilitation

   •  Facilitation services will be offered to everyone purchasing MacIntyre My Way services. Facilitation is essential for all stages of the brokerage process. The type of facilitation and the level of intensity will vary according to each person.