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Exercising the right to freedom of choice
- Author:
- HASLER Frances
- Journal article citation:
- Professional Social Work, June 1999, pp.6-7.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
The introduction of direct payments meant that people with disabilities were able to arrange their own services. The author, of the National Centre for Independent Living explores the difference this had made to disabled people taking up this option.
Making direct payments work: identifying and overcoming barriers to implementation
- Authors:
- HASLER Frances, STEWART Angela
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 84p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
Direct payments are a cost-effective way of delivering services to disabled people and their carers. This report explores the barriers to and successes in the delivery of direct payments, based on a project conducted in the North East of England. It concludes that a supportive local authority infrastructure, an understanding of the principles of independent living and a commitment to partnership with users are key to the success of direct payments. The authors suggest that the challenge for local authorities is twofold: to establish strategic frameworks to ensure that the systems, training, understanding, documentation and lines of communication are in place, and to actively seek partnership with users and user organisations in setting up user-led support services for direct payments.