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Direct payments

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  1. 1
    Introduction
  2. 2
    Promoting wellbeing
  3. 3
    Safeguarding
  4. 4
    Providing information about care and support and supporting involvement
  5. 5
    Prevention and early intervention
  6. 6
    Assessment of needs
  7. 7
    Eligibility decision
  8. 8
    After the eligibility decision
  9. 9
    Personal budgets, best value, charging and financial assessment
  10. 10
    Top ups
  11. 11
    Planning and reviewing care and support arrangements
  12. 12
    Direct payments
  1. 13
    Deferred payment agreements
  2. 14
    Moving between long term care homes
  3. 15
    Protection of property
  4. 16
    Transition to adult care and support
  5. 17
    Social care records
  6. 18
    Emergency Planning
  7. 19
    Concerns and complaints
  8. 20
    Implementing, monitoring and reviewing policy
  9. 21
    Appendix 1 – definition of terms
  10. 22
    Appendix 2 - legal context
  11. 23
    Policy Details

We are currently reviewing the Adult Social Care for people with care and support needs policy.

12.1   When the council is helping with care costs, adults who would like to arrange some / all of their own support may apply to the council for direct payments.   

12.2   When someone has direct payments, each month the adult pays their share of the cost of their care and support into a dedicated account set up by the council. The council adds its contribution and the adult then arranges their care and support using the combined funds. 

Please see the Adult Social Care  Direct payments policy | Gloucestershire County Council for conditions. Direct payments are not yet available for residential care. 

Policy published: June 2021

Policy reviewed: June 2024

Last reviewed:
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