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# How to Add Spend on Personal Allowance

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## How to Add Spend on Personal Allowance

This guide explains how to record a new personal allowance spend for a service user

###### Takes 5 minutes

###### For: Care Staff

###### Updated: 16th July 2026

#### Introduction

The Personal Allowance module allows you to record expenditure made from a service user's personal allowance. You can log the amount spent, categorise the purchase, attach proof of purchase where available, and maintain an accurate financial record.

**In this guide you'll learn how to:**

- Open the Personal Allowance module
- Select a service user
- Record a new spend
- Attach a receipt if available
- Save the completed transaction

#### Open the Personal Allowance section.

#### Select Add Spend to record a new expense.

#### Open the Service User drop-down list.

#### Select the service user for whom you are recording the expense.

#### Review or amend the spend date. It defaults to today's date.

#### Enter the amount spent.

#### Select the appropriate spending category.

#### Select the category that best describes the purchase.

#### Indicate whether a receipt is available.

#### Select whether proof of purchase is available.

#### Select Yes if a receipt is available.

#### Upload a receipt or take a photo if required.

#### Select Save Changes to record the expense.

#### Top tip

Attach a receipt whenever one is available to provide a complete audit trail for the recorded expenditure.

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