Adult Social Care Contributions Policy 2024 - 15. Adults who receive a Direct Payment

Adults who are not self-funders or full cost payers will have the option to use their Personal Budget to fund Council commissioned services, or to take it as a Direct Payment with which they may purchase alternative types of care to meet their assessed needs, as defined in Sections 31 to 33 of the Care Act 2014. It is also possible to use a combination of both a Direct Payment and a Personal Budget. 

Adults opting to receive their care and support costs through a Direct Payment will receive payment to a dedicated bank account net of their assessed contribution. The adult should pay their contribution into this bank account to ensure that their care needs are met in full. 

If a person has an outstanding adult social care debt, then we receive the right to meet an adult’s care needs through commissioned care rather than a Direct Payment.