# The Care and Support (Direct Payments) (Wales) Regulations 2015, Regulation 2: Duty to make direct payments

Extent: E+W

Where—
(a) a local authority—
(i) is under a duty to meet a person’s needs for care and support under section 35, 37, 39, 40 or 42 of the Act; or
(ii) has decided to meet the needs of a person for care and support under section 36 or 38 of the Act or support in relation to a carer under section 45 of the Act;
and
(b) the conditions in section 50, 51 or 52 of the Act (as the case may be) are met,
a local authority must make direct payments towards the cost of meeting that person’s needs for care and support unless the person is a person to whom regulation 14 applies.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2015/1815/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/care-and-support-direct-payments-wales-regulations-2015/regulation-2
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