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Direct payments

2 stories · discussed at 7 council meetings · 7 councils

Bexley Council's Adult Social Care & Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee received an update on direct payments in June 2026.

Bexley Council's Adult Social Care & Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee received an update on direct payments in June 2026. Direct payments are a system where individuals receive funding directly from the local authority to arrange and purchase their own care and support services, allowing them to manage their social care provisions.

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