Direct Payments for Continuing NHS Healthcare are available in Wales from April 2026. 

Direct Payments for Continuing NHS Healthcare are available in Wales from April 2026. 

Direct Payments enable you to arrange care or support services yourself instead of receiving a package of care or support arranged by the NHS. 

You need to have had a Continuing NHS Healthcare assessment and be eligible for Continuing NHS Healthcare in order to receive Direct Payments. 

Direct Payments mean you can have more control over the support you need, and make important choices about your Continuing NHS Healthcare. The payments, however, must be used to meet the needs for which social services have agreed you should have help. 

To be eligible for Direct Payments we need to be satisfied that your needs can be met in this way and that you are able to manage the Direct Payments, either alone or with help and support.

Find out more from our Direct Payments for Continuing NHS Healthcare pages.