Direct Payments Team
Direct Payments can be available to anyone who has social care needs, including carers, to purchase care. It is a cash payment that the local authority will arrange and they can make payments into a bank account. The Council now offers a Pre Payment Card system where the Direct Payments Team will apply for a bank account on your behalf.
Direct Payments enable you to purchase services from care providers or employ your own support worker, known as a personal assistant (PA). You will then have more choice and control over how your support needs are met. Your support would be personalised to meet your requirements. However, taking on a PA turns you, as a Direct Payments holder, into an employer. This incurs all the legal, financial and practical issues that entails.
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Town Hall
Crossley Street
Halifax
Halifax
West Yorkshire - Postcode
- HX1 1UJ
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