Direct Payments
What is a Direct Payment?
- Money you can get to pay for your support
- Money you control
- It can be used on it’s own
- It can be used as part of an Individual Budget
A Direct Payment means it is your choice:
- Who supports you
- With what
- Where and
- When
The Skillnet Group Direct Payment Team
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| Click Here For My Direct Payment Story |
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Hi, We are the Skillnet Direct Payments team. There are 4 us working together in the team. 2 of us have a learning difficulty.
We have been working together as the Direct Payments Team for about 2 years now, to provide support and information about Direct Payments for people with learning difficulties to access.
So far we have supported more than 150 people to find out about Direct Payments. We have shown our presentation at many places.
Here are some of them:
- Faversham DOS
- Dover and Deal Carers Association
- Walmer Centre
- Speaking Up Groups
- Multi sensory workshops
- Information Sharing Forums
- Sheppey College
- All the Skillnet Group CIC sites
- Case Kent
- Connexions
- Schools
We are all paid for this work. The Dover and Swale District Partnership Boards have provided funding for our workshop and presentation work.
The team meets every 2 weeks.
The Team has also supported many people to access Direct Payments, including over 40 people who currently receive direct payments to pay for their own support from the Skillnet Group.
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Where can I get more information from if I need it?
Talk to the Skillnet Direct payments Team
Telephone 01304 242316
Talk to your Care Manager
Everyone has the same e-mail address.
Just change the name.
Like: jane.smith@kent.gov.uk
Talk to the Kent Direct Payments Support Scheme
Telephone: 0845 3650210
www.kentdp.co.uk
