What are direct payments?
Direct payments are when the council pays the money for your
social care service straight to you. The amount
that they pay you will be an amount that you have both agreed.
The council must tell you about direct payments. And, if you
decide to get direct payments they will usually put you in touch
with someone that can help you with what you need to do.
How can direct payments help me stay in
control?
Because the money is paid straight to you it means you can
choose and pay for a social care service yourself.
Because you pay for the social care service yourself, you will
be in charge. The social care service will work for you and not the
council.
This gives you more control over your social care service.