Direct Payment Workshops

Help Our Council Improve Delivery of Social Care

We are looking for residents who use a social care direct payment, or who have decided not to take up this option, to get involved in one of two workshops that the Council will be hosting in the coming weeks.

The Council wants to make sure that when local people have a need for care and support, they also have as much choice and control themselves over this as they are able to.

Direct payments are cash payments that residents can receive instead of the Council arranging services for them. Having a direct payment gives the person more choice, control, flexibility and creativity over the support they receive to meet their identified social care needs. For example, a direct payment can be used to pay someone (a personal assistant) to provide assistance on days and times that better suit the individual, it can also be used to join activities such as the theatre, swimming, or a day out somewhere, or to go on a short break if the individual or the carer are in need of respite.

We know that sometimes our current processes and the ways of applying for a direct payment have got in the way of people choosing this as an option. Therefore, we want to hear from, and work with, local people to improve our approach.

Workshop date and time

• 5 July – 5.30pm to 8.30pm – Storyhouse, Hunter Street, Chester, CH1 2AR

To book a place at one of the events use the link below or alternatively get in touch with the Council by telephone – places are limited to 30 per session and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

Direct Payment Workshop
Telephone: 07938 600081

At each event there will be the opportunity for people who want to, to join a focus group. The group will work together over the following six months to improve current processes and the Council's local approach.

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