Information on support for benefits, finance and budgeting.
If there is any information you need that you don't see here then contact us and we'll do our best to help.
HOUSING OPTIONS AND DIMENSIONS
- My Home and Money is a guide published by Dimensions on managing money and living independently. This and other useful documents are available to download from Housing Options.
- Important Information about changes to Independent Living Funds (ILF) rules from 1 April 2008 can be found by clicking here.
- Arc has produced a website with an easy picture guide to banking and series of easy read booklets through the Making Money Easier Project. To visit the website click here
- To download the booklets "Choosing and Opening a Bank Account" "Using a Bank Account" "Your Money your Home" and a supplement explaining some of the words used in banking click here
MONEY MADE CLEAR
Guides on benefits and financial support, dealing with someone else's money, coping with rent and bills, managing money and budgeting, staying safe against scams, getting help with money decisions, dealing with debt and lots more. To visit their website click here.
SCIE
- Resource Guide 05: Direct Payments: answering frequently asked questions available to view from their website
THE AUDIT COMMISSION
- has published guidance on Individual Budgets and Direct Payments for appointed auditors. Click here for more information
THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF TAXATION
- published a report in January 2008; Independent Living, Direct Payments and the Tax System.
Click here to download.
THE DISABILITY ALLIANCE
- ESA Employment & Support Allowance 2008-2009 A guide to ESA for people with a disability or long-term health condition, their families, carers and advisers. Visit their website for information.
THE DWP
have useful information on the Employment and Support Allowance which was introduced in October 2008. Click here for more information.
NCVO
- The Good Guide to Employment. This book is aimed at employers in the voluntary sector. For more information click here.
RECRUITMENT & EMPLOYMENT CONFEDERATION (REC)
- A briefing sent out by REC detailing the forthcoming charges of VAT on temporary staff which will come into effect on 1 April 2009. To see the briefing click here
- Further clarification on the exemption group and if this includes P.A.s is being sought from HMRC by PA Net.
SKILLS FOR CARE
- Care Training Code: a guide for individuals buying in training for their own staff. This guide can be downloaded from the Skills for Care website, click here, select ‘Individuals’ for the relevant guide.
- Skills for Care South West: A Guide for People on Direct Payments who wish to employ a P.A. available in full or easy read.
To download the full version click here.
To download the easy-read version click here.
- Research Report - Employment Aspects and Workforce Implications of Direct Payments. The results of the first ever large-scale study of recipients of direct payments in their role as employers. Available to download from the Skills for Care New Types of Worker website
- Yvonne Furze was featured in an interview on Picking Your Pathways. This programme has lots of information on Personal Assitants and feedback from service users. Click here and select 'view video' in the panel to the right to watch the video.
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
- Caring with Confidence is a training course designed to enable, inform, empower and develop Carers’ skills. For more information visit the DH website Caring with Confidence Page
THE DEPARTMENT OF WORK AND PENSIONS
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