Direct Payments Explained 

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Direct Payments can often be a cause of some confusion.  Unfortunately there are several Government schemes using the same name and this leads to misunderstandings.

  • Direct Payments is used to describe the mechanism whereby money is paid to you in order for you to arrange for care or equipment yourself, as opposed to them being provided through Social Services.

  • Direct Payments is also used to describe the mechanism whereby money is paid directly into your bank account or post office account;

This section is concerned with the first description of Direct Payments, i.e. the payments made for you to arrange for care and equipment yourself.

Here are a number of useful links which describe Direct Payments and how they can be used.

DirectGov - Direct payments overview

Download 'A guide to receiving direct payments from your local council' (PDF, 272K)

Download ‘An easy guide to receiving direct payments – giving you the choice and control’ (PDF, 685K)

Apply for direct payments