Care Act - Direct Payments
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Care Act - Direct Payments

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Updated Jul 27, 2024

What you'll learn

  • Understand the background to direct payments and conditions needed to approve them
  • Safeguarding through direct payments
  • Understand what uses direct payments can be put to, and when are they appropriate
  • Know how and when direct payments can be used to pay for services
Course Description

Course Overview

How are direct payments actually used in practice? What are the limits on their use, and when are they not appropriate? This course will work through these topics and the relevant legislation.

 

Target Audience

 

This course is for social care staff involved in creating care and support plans or support plans.

 

Course Duration

1 hour