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Direct Payment Support Service

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What are Personal Budgets/Direct Payments?

A Personal Budget is money given to you meet your health or social care needs. You can get a Direct Payment of your personal budget.

If you have health care needs, you will be assessed by your local NHS Integrated Care Board (ICB) and be given a Personal Health Budget (PHB).

There are different options for how you can access your PHB, including with a Direct Payment.

If you have social care needs, you will be assessed by your local authority (Council) and be given a Personal Budget. This is often referred to simply as a Direct Payment because many people choose to access their Personal Budget this way.

Personal Budgets help people live independently in their own home, within the community.

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What is a Personal Health Budget?

A Direct Payment is way of receiving money for your care needs.

You’ll be given a personal budget to spend if your local council or NHS Integrated Care Board (ICB) decide you’re eligible for help with your care. You can ask for an assessment from them to find out what your needs are.

The money in your personal budget (social care) or Personal Health Budget (health care) can be paid to you, to help you make more decisions about how it’s spent. This is known as a Direct Payment.

Using a Direct Payment gives you more choice and control in how your care is delivered, who helps you with your care, and when.

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We’ll support you to manage and direct your own health or social care at home.

We can help you with:

  • Advice and information on all aspects of directing your own care
  • Creating support plan.
  • Choosing how to manage your budget.
  • Recruiting and employing your own Personal Assistants or arranging care via a care agency
  • Employing your staff legally and being a good employer
  • DBS checks on your Personal Assistant(s).
  • Working out how to spend your Personal Budget or Personal Health Budget to make sure your needs are met.
  • Suggesting other services you might find helpful.

Our service is for you if you:

  • Manage your own care in Cheshire West and Chester or are eligible but pay for this yourself (self-funded).
  • Have a Personal Health Budget in Warrington, the Wirral or Manchester Central.
  • Manage your own care in Lancashire or are eligible but pay for this yourself (self-funded).

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Bolton

Bolton Council Brokerage Referral covers the Arrangement of Care and Support Service promotes choice, control and independence. We work with you and your family to assist with the planning and arrangements of your care or support package. Anything that is arranged can be adapted later in response to your needs and wishes.
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Cheshire

The Arrangement of Care and Support Service promotes choice, control and independence. We work with you and your family to assist with the planning and arrangements of your care or support package. Anything that is arranged can be adapted later in response to your needs and wishes.
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Lancashire

Lancashire Independent Living Service (LILS) is a Consortium of 2 disabled people’s organisations (run and controlled by disabled people), Disability Equality North West (DENW) and Disability Positive (formerly Cheshire Centre for Independent Living (CCIL) LILS offers Direct Payment information, advice & payroll support to local people who are in receipt of a Direct Payment from Lancashire County Council.
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Warrington

The Arrangement of Care and Support Service promotes choice, control and independence. We work with you and your family to assist with the planning and arrangements of your care or support package. Anything that is arranged can be adapted later in response to your needs and wishes.
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Wirral

The Arrangement of Care and Support Service promotes choice, control and independence. We work with you and your family to assist with the planning and arrangements of your care or support package. Anything that is arranged can be adapted later in response to your needs and wishes.
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Manchester Central

The Arrangement of Care and Support Service promotes choice, control and independence. We work with you and your family to assist with the planning and arrangements of your care or support package. Anything that is arranged can be adapted later in response to your needs and wishes.
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