How does Social Services monitor whether the Direct Payment is being used for the right purpose?
Social Services monitors this in two ways. In the first place, you will be expected to keep records of how the money is being spent and send in your Direct Payments account bank statement and record of expenditure each month, using forms which will be provided. If it is not clear what some payment was for or if it appears not to be for a social care service, this may be queried with you. Secondly, your care will be reviewed from time to time (at least once a year) in just the same way as it would be if you were receiving a service provided or arranged by Social Services. At review Social Services will check with you that all your needs are being met and that you are receiving the right amount of money as a Direct Payment for you to be able to arrange services to meet your needs.
