Centre for Policy on Ageing



Is help easily at hand? — [direct payments]
Author(s)	Anabel Unity Sale, Katie Leason
Journal title	Community Care, no 1521, 6 May 2004
Pages	pp 28-30
Source	http://www.communitycare.co.uk
Keywords	Services ; Community care ; Social security benefits ; Independence.
Annotation	Direct payments were brought in to empower service users. However, it is questionable as to whether recipients have become more independent as was the intention. The authors report on the low take-up of direct payments by older people, and people with learning disabilities or mental health problems. Take-up of direct payments by people with physical disabilities has been more successful, as it is that group where support for the scheme was strongest. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-040528205 A
Classmark	I: PA: JH: C3 *
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