We've just got given Direct Payments for 3 hours of respite a week. Had the guy from the Agency round and he said we should be getting more respite than that. He said his company supplies 34 hours a week to one family (all on DP) who have a child more able than mine (and at bloody school) and that other families get 15 + hours when they have normal children but finding life a bit tough.
I've got MS, DH cares for me, our 2 boys plus DD with quad CP.
What do you reckon? He says we should ask for 6 hours a day at weekends and 4 week days even when dd starts school.
Anyone else get fantastic amounts?
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