A SCHEME that gives people more independence and control over the support they need to live at home has proved popular.
The direct payments scheme, funded by Darlington Council, gives cash to people who need assistance from social services to live at home and enables them to arrange their own support.
This can include assistance with personal care, domestic tasks or support to go to work or college. Anyone who joins the scheme is given as much assistance as they need to findand pay for support.
A hundred people have signed up to the scheme since it was launched in April. It is aimed at people over 65, people with mental health needs, people with learning disabilities, those with physical and sensory impairments, carers and parents of disabled children. For details, call (01325) 346200 or (01325) 360524.
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