What can I spend my Direct Payment on?

What can I spend my Direct Payment on?
Listen You must use your Direct Payment to buy support that meets your needs. You choose what that support is, who provides it and where.
People with learning disabilities need support with many different things in many different ways.

Shirley wants a direct Payment so that she doesn't have to go to the day centre.
	Mark wants a direct Payment so that he can live in his own home and not in a residential care home.
Stephen wants a Direct Payment so that he can be more independent and move out of his parent's home.
	You could decide to be supported in a job.
You could decide to have support at college.
	You might decide you want support to use the local gym.
You might decide you want to practise your religion.
	You could decide you want support on short breaks (holidays/respite).
You could decide to have support to live in your own home.