A brighter future for direct payments

Author:
STEVENS Simon
Journal article citation:
Community Living, 18(1), 2004, pp.22-23.
Publisher:
Hexagon Publishing

A central difficulty of the current status of direct payments support is that it has a monopolistic position. Organisations providing support are funded and therefore controlled by local authorities, more interested in value for money and targets that actually supporting disabled people as they wish. Looks to the future and considers 2 possible solutions. One, mid-term, would be a free market approach, the other, more radical and long term, a personal assistance agency or management service.

Subject terms:
physical disabilities, direct payments, financing;
Link:
Journal home page
ISSN print:
0951 9815

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