Turned down for Direct Payments

Penny-Pincher!!

Dainty1976 wrote: »

My son has SW who came round - she has reffered onto adult services for me apparantly but since she took 9 weeks to get back to me and didnt return any calls in the meantime, who knows if its actually been done or how long it'll take.

They have sent a report to me saying no.

I asked straight away for Dp's - should I not have done that then? Should I have let her offer something else first and then turned down in favour of DP's?

Basically, they first need to do an assessment of needs. You go through with them where your/sons needs are and they will suggest help etc for that need. They will then offer relevant help and they SHOULD offer as a DP if they can, so that you can manage the care yourself.

Looking after a DP isn't easy and there are many rules and regulations that you have to follow.

They usually do a care plan initially and they leave different paperwork for you to look through till you decide what you accept.

They do have weekly panel meetings with their bosses, so it may be worth getting help to write a letter stating that you're not happy with the way you've been treated and you feel that your son should be entitled to extra help/care. This also applies to you. With you being disabled yourself, you should have some respite put in place and support for yourself.

HTH

PP
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sheeps68

May I ask if it was adultsor childrens services who said no to direct payments as criteria can be very different. Suspect you'd do better with adult services as it sounds like its your issues that are the biggest in giving your son what you want to and the main reason you need the respite. Whichever way you went try the other team. Yes I know they should work together but so rarely do in a good joined up way. Childrens services in these times often concentrate on child protection issues and it sounds like this is not the issue for you.