Direct Payments Support Service

Direct Payments is a form of financial support that aims to give people more control over their own social care. It’s available for people who have additional needs.

Am I Eligible for Direct Payments?

To find out if you’re eligible for Direct Payments, you’ll need to be assessed by the Council. You may be eligible if you are:

  • An older person
  • Aged 16 and above and have a disability
  • Have a long-term illness, sensory impairment or mental health issues
  • Have parental responsibility for a child

How We Can Help

We provide free, friendly and independent support and advice for people in Peterborough who receive Direct Payments. We can also help you to setup up and manage your Direct Payments if you’re eligible for the support. To find out more, please get in touch.

Here are some things that Personal Health Budgets from the NHS has to say about our service:

‘I wish we could recommend a Managed Service as we would always recommend PCVS, you always go above and beyond and the service provided is on next level compared to the other managed providers’

‘OMG yes! All the nurses say the same. We always check who the Managed Provider is on a review and pray its PCVS and when it is we are so happy as we know we are going to get the Budgets back straight away’

‘we cannot tell you how much we all prefer PCVS and that we have all discussed how amazing the service you provide is .'

To contact us email direct.payments@pcvs.co.uk or call 01733 342683

PA Register

Set up in partnership with Peterborough City Council, the PA Register aims to make it easier for personal assistants (PA) to advertise their skills and availability to potential employers. Joining is free and will give you access to a range of training opportunities and a monthly support group, as well as increasing your visibility to organisations looking to recruit PAs.

You can find more information by downloading our PA Register leaflet

To sign up, please complete the PA Register application form and email to Faith Boys on faith.boys@pcvs.co.uk

Alternatively you can post your application to:

Faith Boys
Peterborough Council for Voluntary Service
32-34 Cromwell Road
Peterborough
PE1 2EA

Once you’ve signed up, you can access the PA Register here.

For more information, please contact Faith Boys at faith.boys@pcvs.co.uk.

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