Using direct payments for children with disabilities
They can be used for:
- personal care in the child's own home
- sessional support for a child taking part in recreational, leisure, cultural or sporting activities
- family based short break care
- residential short break care
- holiday support
For guidelines about each of the above services, please contact your social worker.
They cannot be used for:
- service provided by the local council
- services that are the responsibility of other agencies, for example NHS trusts or schools
- long term residential care