It was decided that 'direct payments' would give a better level of support than the traditional services delivered by their local authority, allowing their sons and daughters to take control of their lives by doing what they wanted to do, rather than someone else deciding for them.
At that time there was little support to manage the payments so they formed a 'self-help' group and helped each other to manage the payments. This has progressed since that time by encouraging the ever growing number of parents the group has helped to help yet more people new to the scheme.
Since then WLPS developed a PA (Personal Assistant) register to assist users to find the right people to employ; they manager people's funds for them if they cannot manage them themselves; and they continue to give ongoing support to those on Direct Payments, the Independent Living Funds (ILF) and Individual Budgets. |
