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Direct Payments
We can make direct payments to people are eligible for community care services. This means they can buy their own services, rather than receiving them from the social work service.
To see if you are eligible you must first be assessed.
You can ask to use their direct payments to buy services you receive from a local authority. This will help people who are happy with the services they receive from their local authority but would like more control over the delivery of those services
You may be eligible for a Direct Payment if you:
- are given a high or medium priority and are assessed as eligible for Community Care services
- are over 16
- wish to have a direct payment and Social Work have assessed you as able to deal with it with help from others if this is needed
There are a number of rules about how you may use direct payments, who you may buy services from and how you must account for any direct payments you receive. If you need it, we can arrange for help with all these tasks.
Your social worker can tell you more about direct payments and will discuss all the requirements with you to help you to consider whether this is a suitable option for you. Not everyone is eligible for a direct payment. If we are not able to consider you for a direct payment, we will tell you why.
If the person needing the service is unable to give consent
Where it is clear that the person requiring the service is unable to give consent, representatives, for example parents or guardians, can consent to receive and alter direct payments on behalf of that person. This helps make direct payments available to people who are unable to give the required consent themselves, even with assistance.
For more information contact
Rhona McCallum, Team Manager- Direct PaymentsTel: 08451 55 55 55 + Ext 46 07 07 Fax: 01592 583607 Contact Rhona McCallum online
By Post: Fife Council, Q10 Queensway Industrial Estate, Flemington Road, Glenrothes, KY7 5QF