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Social work and direct payments / Jon Glasby and Rosemary Littlechild.

By: Glasby, JonContributor(s): Littlechild, RosemaryMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Bristol : Policy, 2002Description: viii, 172 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 186134385X (pbk.) :Subject(s): People with disabilities -- Services for -- Great Britain | People with disabilities -- Services forDDC classification: 362.4'0482'0941 Summary: Direct payments are made by the UK welfare system into certain disabled people's bank accounts, so that they can pay for their own social care. This work summarises and builds on current knowledge and research about direct payments in the UK and considers developments in other European countries. It identifies good practice in the area and explores the implications of direct payments, both for service users and for social work staff.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-160) and index.

Direct payments are made by the UK welfare system into certain disabled people's bank accounts, so that they can pay for their own social care. This work summarises and builds on current knowledge and research about direct payments in the UK and considers developments in other European countries. It identifies good practice in the area and explores the implications of direct payments, both for service users and for social work staff.

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