Are direct payments for social care still living up to their name?

Last year, the government paid out a record $28 billion in direct payments.

We looked at direct payments and decided it was simply too much to take on, even with support.

In some cases, the government makes direct payments to farmers.

Direct payments provide greater choice, and can offer incredible value for money.

The move to personal budgets and direct payments should help, but let me get back to you.

A ceiling for direct payments is also open to debate.

The remaining 25% comes from direct payments for work carried out.

The saving to the Government from this cut in direct payments: $1.4 billion.

Other steps includes direct payments into bank accounts beginning in May 2012.

The principles do not address the question of direct payments to individual officers.

We have a continuous safety net, which is the direct payments.

A further bone of contention is the area direct payments.

The proposed ceiling on direct payments should help the social balance.

Here are answers to some frequently asked questions regarding direct payments.

The top 18 percent received 90 percent of direct payments.

If farmers are not supported by Europe through direct payments, the price of food will have to increase to meet production costs.

The Commission is seeking to cut back the amount of direct payments to farmers to less than 13%.

Let us not forget that direct payments account for only part of farmers' income.

In addition councils may make direct payments to 16 and 17 year old disabled young people.

Direct payments are a legitimate source of income for Europe's farmers.

At a later point the report seems to suggest the increased use of direct payments for redistribution.

On the one hand it is discriminatory as regards direct payments.

These are precisely the end recipients of direct payments and they would suffer the most.

Direct payments will continue to play an important role in maintaining regional vitality.