Services provided:
The Financial Inclusion and Assessment Team can help and advise on the following aspects of Direct Payments:
- Deciding if Direct Payments are right for you
- Deciding what care package best meets your needs e.g. employing a personal assistant, using care providers / local authority services or even a mixture of these options
- Record keeping e.g. time sheets, keeping receipts, PAYE records and filling out quarterly returns
- Opening up a bank account
- Setting up a payroll service
- Producing employment contracts/job descriptions
- Appropriate rates of pay
- Your responsibility and legal requirements as an employer
- Registering with SPAEN – Scottish Personal Assistant Employers Network
Address
Social Work Services
122 - 124 Irish Street
Dumfries
DG1 2PB
Phone: 01387 260 317
Website: http://www.dumgal.gov.uk/article/15771/Direct-Payments
Email: directpaymentrefer@dumgal.gov.uk
Helpline number: or 01387 260 088