Direct Payments

Direct Payments are payments made to people who need care (following a community care assessment) to enable them to buy their own care or support services.

The Federation is a specialist mental health service provider accredited with Derbyshire County Council and we have over 20 years of providing one-to-one support for clients with mental ill health. We have been providing a Direct Payments service in Derbyshire for three years.

We currently provide a total of over 90 hours a week to clients in Direct Payment support. This includes support to access services (such as the gym), with managing activities of daily living, and with living with mental health conditions such as anxiety or obsessional difficulties.

We aim to be flexible so as to provide the specific support that the client wants, and  will work with adult social care and mental health teams to deliver support plans tailored to individual client need.

Private Contracts

For clients who want to do more than their Direct Payments package will fund, or who cannot obtain statutory funding for support, we can make separate arrangements for private payment for services.

Further information on our Direct Payments and Private Contracts service:

• Direct Payments leaflet
• DFMH Direct Payments Service Standards
• Direct Payment and Private Contract charges
• DFMH Standard Direct Payments Contract (where funds handled by DCIL)
• DFMH Standard Direct Payments Contract (where funds handled direct by client)

• DFMH Standard Private Contract
• Direct Payment and Private Contract charges
  
  
• Our referral form
• Contact Us