direct payments and insurance help please

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my friend has been offered dp so that she can have a carer come in.
will she have to pay insurance?

Yes, but that's included in the money they give you. There's only one company that cover dp PA's as they're called. (personal assistants)- whoever is sorting out her dp's should give her all the info.

We were given all that info when we set up our DPs. We use Fish Insurance (can't remember where they are but could check). As Gess says, it is all covered in the overall budget.

yep that's the one- fish.....

ahh so ss pay for it

not directly- it comes out of the direct payments money you receive, but that's factored in.

we have fish insurance but we did not have to pay for it, SS did.

really????? oooh will be asking my dp worker about that (I almost forgot to renew the blardy thing last year I am so crap at paperwork!)

ours has just been renewed i sent the bill to SS SS also pay for the wages to be done, i just have to phone the hours throu and they send me the payslips and a wwrite the cheques out.

oh we have that, but I am useless at phoning the payroll people on time, and as for paying tax...... which reminds me........

yes i am always late too

oh god I hate it, was mortified the first time I got a red tax bill! Last year we got a £250 payment (to keep and spend on ourselves) because our payroll people did our year end tax return online!!!

i always pay the tax, i was told about a payment for them doing it online but i haven't had a payment, wonder why that is?

SW is trying to get our DP changed to 20+ hours per month per child, fingers crossed.

I expect you need it at the moment, hope they do!

Apparently our SS initially tried to keep all the 250 payments, but then a worker from the support team said it was wrong so they changed their mind. Had no idea it was coming, was a nice suprise!

need all the help we can get, SS have 2 families lined up for emergency respite, we are meeting one family tomorrow.

thanks for all your replies and off to email her.