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Direct Payments
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What is Direct Payments?
A Direct Payment is money your Social Services Department can give you.
It is a new way of getting the support you need. You can use it to buy services and support you need.
Social Services can give you the money instead of providing a care service.
You spend the money on getting support that meets your needs.
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What does Valuing People say?
That not enough people with learning disabilities get Direct Payments.
Direct Payments will be easier to get.
If you meet the rules and ask for a Direct Payment, Social Services must help you.
Advocates will help this happen.
Direct Payments will also be available to 16 and 17 year olds and to the family carers of children who meet the rules.
Objective 3.3: To make direct payments available to all those people with learning disabilities who request them and who meet the requirements of the scheme.
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Links and Resources
An Easy Guide to Direct Payments - Giving you the choice and control explains what a Direct Payment is and how you can get one.