Interviewer:
Here are some of the different ways Local Authorities, councils, or social services arrange payment for people’s care. Are you taking any of your Personal Budget as a Direct Payment?

Web Interview:
Here are some of the different ways Local Authorities, councils, or social services arrange payment for people’s care.
Direct Payments where the council gives you a payment to meet some or all of your social care needs. You can then choose how to spend the money. This should not be confused with benefits such as your state pension or Attendance Allowance paid directly into a bank account.
The council, or someone else, arranges the services paid from your Personal Budget to meet some or all of your social care needs, and you may be able to choose which services to use.
Neither of these
Are you taking any of your Personal Budget as a Direct Payment?

1. Yes, all of Personal Budget as Direct Payment
2. Yes, part of Personal Budget as Direct Payment
3. No, none of Personal Budget as Direct Payment
4. SPONTANEOUS: Not being paid my Personal Budget yet.