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**corinne** · #6 02-17-2010, 11:01 PM

direct payments are a way to pay for respite if you dont get any as this way you get to choose your childs carer and what they do ie go swimming or taking them to the park or just child minding at home while you go out for a break.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeop...G_10016128
there is a difference between direct payment and direct payments the first is just having your benefit paid into the bank and the second is about choosing your own care package so if you phone the benefits agency make sure they know which one u asking about Smile

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***Daniel*** · #7 02-18-2010, 04:14 AM

(02-17-2010 11:01 PM)corinne Wrote: there is a difference between direct payment and direct payments

You would think they would name them slighlty diffrent ie direct payment and direct payment extra??? Confused

sarahponari · #8 02-18-2010, 07:57 AM

ok thanks for that i will have to have a look into it

**corinne** · #9 02-18-2010, 06:31 PM

(02-18-2010 04:14 AM)Daniel Wrote:
(02-17-2010 11:01 PM)corinne Wrote: there is a difference between direct payment and direct payments

You would think they would name them slighlty diffrent ie direct payment and direct payment extra???

you telling me, i phoned up benefit agency to get info on direct payments and she was going on about do you have a bank account and what payments do you want to use direct payment for, when i told her i wanted it for respite she hadnt got a clue lol

***Daniel*** · #10 02-18-2010, 06:44 PM

(02-18-2010 06:31 PM)corinne Wrote: when i told her i wanted it for respite she hadnt got a clue lol

There buffoons sometimes Big Grin