These factsheets give information about using direct payments and about purchasing your own support. You can download them here or request them from the Sense information service.
1: Direct payments - An introduction
Direct payments are money that is paid directly to you to buy services to meet your assessed needs. This factsheet tells you what direct payments are, who can use them and what you could use them for.
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In accessible format (12kb)
2: Direct payments - What are your rights?
This factsheet provides are summary of your rights under the Department of Health’s Direct Payments Guidance and how to complain.
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In accessible format (16kb)
3: Direct payments - Making the right choice about direct payments
This factsheet gives information about deciding to use direct payments.
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In accessible format (8kb)
4: Direct payments - Making sure you receive the right amount of direct payment
This factsheet should help you to make sure you receive an amount of direct payment that will enable you to meet your assessed needs.
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In accessible format (9kb)
5: Direct payments - Mental capacity
This factsheet looks into issues around direct payments and mental capacity. Mental capacity is about people’s ability to make decisions about their life.
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In accessible format (11kb)
6: Direct payments – receiving direct payments on behalf of an adult who lacks the capacity to consent
This factsheet explains how a ‘suitable person’ can receive direct payments on behalf of an adult who lacks the capacity to consent to direct payments.
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In accessible format (12kb)
7: Direct payments for equipment, minor adaptations, holidays and leisure activities
This factsheet tells you how can receive a one-off direct payment to pay for equipment and other one-off purchases identified in your social care assessment.
In PDF format (270kb)
In accessible format (11kb)
8: Direct payments - Managing direct payments
This factsheet gives advice on managing direct payments and the support you can receive to manage direct payments.
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In accessible format (11kb)
9: Purchasing your own support - Deciding on your needs and finding support
This factsheet describes the different skills and qualities you may want staff to have and how to find support.
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In accessible format (13kb)
10: Purchasing your own support - employing people, using self-employed workers, using an agency or organisations
This factsheet describes the different ways that you can purchase the support you need.
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In accessible format (12kb)
11: Purchasing your own support - managing and supervising staff
This factsheet tells you about the ways you can manage staff time as well as how you can motivate staff and develop their skills.
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In accessible format (9kb)
12: Purchasing your own support - managing risk
This factsheet contains suggestions for the different ways you can manage risks when you purchase your own support.
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In accessible format (11kb)
13: Personalisation, self-directed support and self-assessment
This factsheet explains the different areas of personalisation of social care and self-directed support.
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In accessible format (9kb)
