Hello, i'm looking for some advise please regarding how much we can pay a self employed carer from direct payments.
We have finally been awarded direct payments for my Dads care. We will be using an agency for some care but would like to use a self employed personal assistant for some of the hours and i'm unsure what we can pay her.
The agency charge £21.00 ph for care, which is understandably high due to the cost involved to them, however are we able to pay a self employed person similar rates? We want to make sure we are paying a fair rate but would the council expect us to pay a lot lower than the agency rate?
thoughts please.
Many thanks
We have finally been awarded direct payments for my Dads care. We will be using an agency for some care but would like to use a self employed personal assistant for some of the hours and i'm unsure what we can pay her.
The agency charge £21.00 ph for care, which is understandably high due to the cost involved to them, however are we able to pay a self employed person similar rates? We want to make sure we are paying a fair rate but would the council expect us to pay a lot lower than the agency rate?
thoughts please.
Many thanks