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Direct Payment support across Cheshire East
More choice. More control. Support that works around you.
Understand your Direct Payment, find the right Personal Assistant and get practical help to manage your support with confidence.
5 working daysStandard response target
1–2 working daysUrgent support target
DBS status shownClear safeguarding information
Cheshire EastLocal support and connections
Choose your route
Start with what you need today
Whether you receive a Direct Payment, employ a Personal Assistant or want to work as one, the hub brings the right information and next steps together.
Manage with confidence
Get practical help with recruitment, employment responsibilities, payroll records and day-to-day arrangements.
Join the local register
Create a profile, show your experience and availability, and connect with people looking for support in Cheshire East.
A supported journey
From first conversation to ongoing support
The service is designed to make Direct Payments easier to understand and manage, without taking away your independence or choice.
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Talk through your needsWe explain options, responsibilities and what happens next.
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Agree your support routeChoose self-management, recruitment help or a managed arrangement.
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Put arrangements in placeGet help with PA searches, checks, setup and practical records.
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Stay supportedAccess guidance, training, reviews and help when circumstances change.
Safeguarding is built into the service
Profiles show DBS information clearly, employer access is controlled and people are supported to make informed recruitment decisions. The register supports safer choices, while checks and references remain an important part of every appointment.
✓Enhanced DBS status✓Identity and reference guidance✓Controlled employer access✓Clear safeguarding routes
Find a Personal Assistant in Cheshire East
Search verified, DBS-checked Personal Assistants by skill, availability and location — built to the minimum requirements of Section 3.7 of the Direct Payment Support Service specification.
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AI Match Assistant
Describe what you need in your own words — the assistant reads every profile and explains its top picks.
Post a Vacancy
Advertise a Personal Assistant role directly to the Cheshire East register. Employer accounts are verified before a vacancy goes live, in line with the register's access-control requirements.
Join the Personal Assistant Register
Create a profile to appear in searches from Cheshire East residents and families looking for a Personal Assistant.
Safeguarding, Vetting & Guidance
DBS & Vetting
Every Personal Assistant profile shown on the register displays a verified Enhanced DBS status. Residents and families are encouraged to independently verify identity and references as part of their own selection process — the register supports this, it doesn't replace it.
Helping Residents Choose a PA
Where requested, the Direct Payment Support Service team can help a resident shortlist, interview and vet a Personal Assistant of their choosing — including one found outside the register.
Self-Employed Personal Assistants
Guidance is provided on the practical and legal implications of engaging a self-employed PA versus an employed one, including tax, insurance, and the responsibilities that sit with each arrangement.
Future Capability: Smart Matching
The register's architecture is designed to support automatic employer–PA matching by location, skills and availability as usage grows across Cheshire East — a planned enhancement beyond the current minimum requirements.