Leaflets and guides for Direct Payments

A guide to receiving Direct Payments from your council

This Department of Health leaflet offers advice to people who are thinking about or who are already getting direct payments from their local council social services department.

Read A guide to receiving Direct Payments from your council here(pdf, 266KB).

A parent’s guide to Direct Payments

This Department of Health leaflet offers advice to parents who may need Direct Payment for their children or would like more control over how your children's services are provided.

Read A parent's guide to Direct Payments here(pdf, 57KB).

An easy guide to Direct Payments

If you have trouble understanding any of our Direct Payments leaflets, please read this one. The leaflet is from the Department of Health.

Read An easy guide to Direct Payments here(pdf, 765KB).

Direct Payments - How to get money to pay for your own care arrangements

This Richmond Council leaflet answers frequently asked questions about Direct Payments when you have been assessed as eligble for payments.

Read Direct Payments - How to get money to pay for your own care arrangements here(pdf, 116KB).

Read the large print version Direct Payments - How to get money to pay for your own care arrangements here(pdf, 306KB).

Direct Payments factsheets

What to do when someone you know in receipt of Direct Payments dies(pdf, 76KB) (Reference number: 007/10/07)

Direct Payments to purchase equipment and/or minor adaptations(pdf, 116KB) (Reference number: 011/10/07)