Direct Payments

 

Direct payments and personal budgets

 

 

Direct payments and personal budgets are offered by your local authority to give you more flexibility over how your care and support is arranged and provided. They are given to both people with care and support needs, and also to carers.

A personal budget or direct payment will be created after an assessment by social services. If the council decides that you need any kind of support, you will receive a personal budget and can choose a direct payment instead of letting them arrange services for you.

If you aren’t able to, or don’t want to manage your own finances, it's possible for another person to manage the direct payments on your behalf.

 

Staffordshire cares have created a resource DVD for anyone wishing to find out more direct payments. Please click on the link below for more information.

http://www.staffordshirecares.info/pages/my-care/planning-my-care/direct-payments.aspx