

The Government and Council Policy is promoting independence and Direct Payments is a key element to achieving this by giving the user control over the way services are delivered.

Direct Payments allows clients receiving public funding to use available resources to choose their own support services, a right previously available only to self-funders. We want clients who use social care services and their families to be able to shape and commission their own services. Through the process of Direct Payments we aim to adapt local systems around the needs of clients receiving care at home.
