Direct Payments
Money to pay for the support you need
Simply put, Direct Payments are payments of money made by the
county council to people so they can arrange their own care when
they need it.
Direct Payments are an alternative to traditional social
care services. You can have a combination of Direct Payments and
services provided by the county council. They are simply payments
of money made by the county council to people so they can arrange
their own care when they need it.
Information Download
Download 'A
Guide to Receiving Direct
Payments' 
(52 KB)
booklet to find out what Direct Payments mean for you, what they
can and can't be used for and the costs.
Download a
Large print version fo the Guide to Receiving Direct
Payments. (69 KB)
booklet.
More Direct Payment publications to download
include:
Direct Payments Tools
Policies, Procedures and Guidance
Web links
Whether or not you meet the
eligibility
criteria for County Council funded services, our Access Centre can provide
you with advice and information about sources of help and support
within the community.
Call: 0845 607
2000
This page was last reviewed 9 February 2012 at 15:45.
The page is next due for review 7 August 2013.