Cover; DEVELOPMENTS IN DIRECT PAYMENTS; Contents; List of tables and boxes; Notes on contributors; ONE -- Introduction; Section 1 -- Setting the scene; Section 2 -- Policy into practice; Section 3 -- Voices of experience; Section 4 -- Reporting from the field; Section 5 -- Working with direct payments; Section 6 -- Developments in direct payments; Glossary; Index
Summary
From a campaigning concept in the 1970s, direct payments - the substitution of cash for services - have become a key part of UK government social care provision. This book charts the change, critically evaluating progress, take-up, inclusion and access to direct payments by different user groups
