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Self-directed Support - Direct Payments

For people being cared for:

The Adults’ Social Care Services Directorate of their local council may give them money to choose and control their social care support. It is their personal budget and is called Self-Directed Support. Their social care or health worker will talk with them about the support needed. They will need to have had a social care assessment and if they have social care needs they will be able to apply for self-directed support.

If you care for a family member:
If you care for a member of your family, Social Services may be able to help you look after them.

How much money will be given?
You will be asked questions about what the person you care for needs in order to live happily and safely; you will then be advised of how much money there will be to pay for the support.

How to get the support?
Your local council will make sure that the money is used for the things in the support plan. You must not spend more money than is given to you, unless you can pay for the extra things yourself. If you do not spend all of the money given to you on things in the support plan, your council may ask you to give some back.

You can get more information from:

Click here to download the leaflet from the West Sussex County Council website

Click here for the DirectGov website. The Department of Health has published an updated edition of its guide to direct payments. For a copy visit www.dh.gov.uk

www.ilawestsussex.org - West Sussex Independent Living Association promotes and supports independence for disabled people in West Sussex, including running the West Sussex Direct Payments Scheme

www.ageuk.org.uk - there is a section on self-directed support.

Social Services Adults’ Directorates:

Durban House
Durban Road
Bognor Regis PO22 9RE
Phone: 01243 642400

1a East Row
Chichester PO19 1PD
Phone: 01243 752999

Centenary House
County Buildings
Woodfield Road
Crawley RH10 8GN
Phone: 01293 895100

Oaklands
Oaklands Road
Haywards Heath RH16 1SU
Phone: 01444 446100

Talbot House
20–22 East Street
Horsham RH12 1HL
Phone: 01403 213100

44 High Street
Littlehampton BN17 5ED
Phone 01903 738900

Glebelands
Middle Road
Shoreham-by-Sea BN43 6GA
Phone: 01273 268800

Centenary House
Durrington Lane
Worthing BN13 2QB
Phone: 01903 839100

Community teams for people with learning difficulties (CTPLDs):

CTPLD Coastal
1 St Georges Road
Worthing BN11 2DS
Phone: 01903 843350

CTPLD North
The Martyn Long Centre
78 Crawley Road
Horsham RH12 4HN
Phone: 01403 225100

CTPLD Western
72 Stockbridge Road
Donnington
Chichester PO19 8QJ
Phone: 01243 813400

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