The government has announced which voluntary organisations are to be granted cash from its direct payments development fund.
Health minister Stephen Ladyman allocated £4.5 million to 45 voluntary organisations for them to build partnerships with local authorities from next month in the first round of grants.
A total of £9 million was made available in October last year for three years for the development of direct payments partnerships.
First Round of direct payment development fund initiatives:
Age Concern Berkshire
Reading Direct Payments Project
Reading
£105,248
Age Concern Derby and Derbyshire
Direct Payments in Derby - Be In Control
Derby City
£43,390
Age Concern Nottingham and Nottinghamshire
Direct Payments Support Project
Nottinghamshire
£83,700
Bradford Disability Services Ltd
Easing the Way to Direct Payments
Bradford
£105,600
Brighton and Hove Federation of Disabled People
Direct Payments Direct
Brighton and Hove
£105,600
Cheshire Disabilities Foundation
Direct Payments Project Worker
Cheshire
£47,629
Choice Support
Unlocking Potential Project
Southwark
£97,064
Choices and Right Disability Coalition
On-line Personal Assistant Directory
Kingston upon Hull
£64,690
CHOICES Independent Living and Community Support Service
Greenwich and Lewisham Joint DP Project
Greenwich & Lewisham
£105,600
CHOICES Independent Living and Community Support Service
Islington DP Project
Islington
£105,600
CHOICES Independent Living and Community Support Service
Suffolk PASS Development Project
Suffolk
£105,600
Disability Advice Service Lambeth
New Paths to DP in Lambeth
Lambeth
£104,446
Disability Carlisle and Eden
Partnership Promotion Team
Cumbria
£54,692
Disability North
Newcastle Direct Payments Project
Newcastle upon Tyne
£105,600
Disability Resource Centre
Equal Access to Direct Payments
Bedfordshire & Luton
£105,600
Disability Solutions
DP for Children and Young People
Stoke-on-Trent
£73,473
Disablement Association Hillingdon
Hillingdon DP Development Project
Hillingdon
£100,166
Ealing Centre for Independent Living
Ealing Direct Payments Take-up Project
Ealing
£69,672
Employment and Regeneration Partnership Ltd
Manchester PA Recruitment Project
Manchester
£105,600
Equalities
Breaking Barriers (Phase II)
Watham Forest
£104,798
Gateshead Crossroads
Making the Connection
Gateshead
£105,430
Herefordshire Centre of Independent Living
Direct Payments in Herefordshire
Herefordshire
£104,871
