PART 4

MEETING NEEDS

Direct payments

Direct payments
49A
1
Regulations may require or allow a local authority to make payments to a person towards the cost of meeting the needs of—
a
an adult (“
A
”), under section 35 or 36;
b
a child (“
C
”), under section 37, 38 or 39;
c
a carer (“
R
”), under section 40, 42 or 45.
2
But regulations under subsection (1) may not require or allow such payments to be made unless—
a
where the payments are to be made to meet an adult’s needs under section 35 or 36, condition 1, 2 or 3 in section 50 is met;
b
where the payments are to be made to meet a child’s needs under section 37, 38 or 39, condition 1 or 2 in section 51 is met;
c
where the payments are to be made to meet a carer’s needs under section 40, 42 or 45, condition 1 or 2 in section 52 is met.
3
A payment under this section is referred to in this Act as a “direct payment.
S. 49A inserted (1.1.2026) by Health and Social Care (Wales) Act 2025 (asc 1), ss. 20(2)(a), 29(2); S.I. 2025/1257, art. 3(1)(d)(ii)