Direct Payments Publications

Direct Payments Factsheet

A Direct Payment is just one of the ways you may receive your Personal Budget - this document provides questions and answers to help you decide if this is the option for you.

• Factsheet

Toolkit to help people employ their own personal assistants

This is a toolkit to help small employers like you deal with the basic issues and legalities of employing your own staff, such as:

• employing a personal assistant
• being a good employer
• getting started
• keeping your personal assistant and sorting out problems.

• Toolkit

A Guide to Training Personal Assistants

This guide, produced by Spirit and Skills for Care, is for people employing personal assistants (PAs) who wish to know more about their responsibilities and options for training their PA. It aims to help those accessing direct payments to understand what training is, how training can be delivered and why training your PA is so important.

• Guide