Personal budgets

Paying for dementia care in Northern Ireland

Paying for care can be worrying to think about. With the right information and support, you can better understand your options and make the right decisions for you. Read about the different ways to pay for care in Northern Ireland.

Advice

Personal Choice Network

Personal Budgets can help provide choice and control for people with dementia, which is a legal right. Following the Care Act 2014, personalisation is a key part of the social care agenda.

Direct payments in Northern Ireland – useful organisations

Get details for organisations in Northern Ireland that can provide information and advice about direct payments for people living with dementia.

Direct payments in Northern Ireland – FAQs

Get answers to the most frequently asked questions about direct payments in Northern Ireland.

How to get a direct payment in Northern Ireland

Find out how to get a direct payment in Northern Ireland if you are eligible.

Direct payments in Northern Ireland

Find out how direct payments work in Northern Ireland, who can get them and what they can be used for.

Alzheimer’s Society responds to ‘Labour will introduce free personal care to support older people to live independently with dignity and security and ensure more people can access care’

Today (Monday 23 September) Labour’s Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Social Care, Barbara Keeley, and Shadow Minister, John McDonnell, will announce major plans to fund care for older people so they can live independently in their own homes.

Three-quarters of adults support free personal care for older people - Alzheimer's Society comment

More than three-quarters of adults in England would support the introduction of free personal care for older people, a survey suggests.

People with dementia spend almost £15bn of their own money waiting for Government care reforms, Alzheimer’s Society reveals

New analysis published today (Tuesday 9 July) by Alzheimer’s Society reveals people living with dementia have had to spend almost £15bn of their own money on social care since Government reforms were first promised in March 2017.

People with dementia being “ignored and neglected” warns charity as new poll shows more than three quarters of MPs believe dementia care is underfunded

Majority of MPs believe dementia care should be funded by the state; Alzheimer’s Society calls for £2.4bn Dementia Fund.

More people asking for social care support but fewer getting it - Alzheimer's Society comment

New analysis from The King’s Fund shows that the proportion of working-age adults approaching local authorities for support has risen by 4 per cent – over 23,000 people – since 2015/16.

Managing a personal budget (including Direct payments)

Read about the number of ways that a personal budget can be paid and managed.

Find out what a personal budget is, who can receive one, how a personal budget can be used and how it is managed (including the direct payments option).