Vouchers are a way of providing services such as short-term breaks to carers. Using vouchers, you can arrange care directly with providers rather than asking a social worker to do this for you. Care is provided for a specified period of time and may be provided:
- in a residential home,
- at a respite care service or
- within the home of the person you look after.
The voucher is in a paper format, with your name and address printed on it and will be equivalent to an amount of money.
Your questions about vouchers: