# The Care and Support (Direct Payments) (Wales) Regulations 2015, Regulation 6: Conditions about using direct payments to pay relatives

Extent: E+W

(1) A local authority may authorise the use of direct payments to pay a relative of A who is living in the same household if it considers that it is necessary to promote the well-being of A.
(2) Payments may be authorised to pay the relative either—
(a) for provision of care and support to A; or
(b) for help to A in managing the payments.
(3) In considering whether it is necessary to promote the well-being of A in accordance with paragraph (1) a local authority must take into account the views of A and the other persons mentioned in regulation 11(3).
(4) Where a local authority does not consider that it is necessary to promote A’s well-being, it must impose a condition that direct payments are not to be used to pay a relative of A who is living in the same household.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2015/1815/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/care-and-support-direct-payments-wales-regulations-2015/regulation-6
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