How many care hours do you get for your young adults?

[Violet50]

Hello, my daughter currently gets 12 hours of care on the days where she isn't at college and I'm working. She would like to get out and about more at weekends and evenings- without her parents!! I was just wondering how many care hours different people get to help with social activities. My daughter is 22 and has learning difficulty and severe visual impairment. Thank you Kate

[Jofisher]

Hi Kate this is what your social worker said your daughter needed but that doesn’t mean you can’t challenge this and request more hours that doesn’t mean you will automatically get it but if you put a good enough case forward then who knows. The people who shout the loudest do best. Jo Fisher

[Picklebum1946]

mine gets 8 hrs daycare and now gets 2 hrs a week with an evening social group

[SpeedyH]

Hi. There is no set amount of care that people should get. It all depends on the nature of the persons needs, what informal care they receive, and what other support they get during the week ie college. so in that regard what other people get isn't relevant to your situation as they may not work etc. It might be that social care will suggest that she can socialise using some of the hours you already get or they may give you more. as Jo says you need to state what the need is and see what they suggest.

[Positivepixie]

my son is 23 , he has 10 hours care support from direct payments, so he has 2 p/A’s that take him out twice a week 3-8pm . It’s not enough! 😞

[Violet50]

Thank you for taking the time to reply I have a care review on the 10th May

[Annonymouse]

My son has cerebral palsy. He lives on his own with care shared with a person who lives in the house next door. He has 1:2 care (one carer shared between two people) most of the time and 1:1 care 23 hours per week. (When he is having 1:1 care, so is the person next door.)

Initially he was offered less 1:1 care time, but we argued that that was not sufficient and it was increased, not by as much as we wanted, but more than the local social services intitally offered.

The Care Act "sets out a new legal duty for an adult’s ‘eligible needs’ to be met by the local authority, subject to their financial circumstances. Their eligible needs are those that are determined after the assessment." gov.uk/government/publicati...

Use the Care Act, Luke. (-:

[Violet50]

Thank you for your help. At the moment we have support from carers chosen by the council so wondered if it is better to request the direct payment system? Thanks, Kate