Carer's UK includes useful information about Direct Payments on their website.
13th February 2009
Information on Care Workers Direct Payments from the HM Revenue and Customs website.
23rd October 2008
The parent's guide, which was first issued in March 2003, has now been updated. The guide is for people with parental responsibility for disabled children who are considering using direct payments to purchase part or all of the services required by their child. It also provides advice on being an employer, how to advertise for a post, carry out interviews, and undertake checks and references .
5th August 2008
The Carers and Disabled Children Act 2000 extended access to direct payments to 16- and 17-year-old disabled young people. A project carried out at the Norah Fry Research Centre, University of Bristol, sought to collate the work going on in this area; to highlight the main issues facing young disabled people who would like to access direct payments; and to produce a resource with and for young disabled people to promote take-up.
11th July 2006
My Money, My Way: a young person's guide to Direct Payments by SCOPE is an accessible guide for young people who are interested in getting direct payments.
20th April 2006