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The increase in personal budget take-up is increasing the number of people who employ their own staff. Over 160,000 people across England are now employing Personal Assistants (PAs) to provide care and support for themselves or a loved one.
With the benefits and flexibility of employing staff comes the responsibility of being an employer.
Skills for Care has developed a range of products to help inform and guide these employers through their responsibilities.
For more information visit: Skills for Care  http://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/individualemployers/

Meetings will take place between People 4 People and Enfield Care Teams to ensure that the service is promoted to the local community. This is a great acheivement for People 4 People as we go into our 3rd year.

Firstly People 4 People started the day nice and early in Waltham Forest at The Personalisation Event at the Assembley Hall in Chingford. This was a well attended event. People 4 People had a stall laid out with all the promotional material individuals would need to take away and read at their lesuire. The stall was well attended throughout the day.

Next stop when the skies were dark People 4 People were at the Quarles Campus in Havering to deliver a presentation to Parents and Cares of young adults who attend the college. This was the Rose project meeting. A group which meets regularily to discuss issues affecting young adults and their families. This is the 3rd event that People 4 People have attended 

Emma Woof presented the benefits of becoming a direct employer and outlined the support and advice that People 4 People provide - in the recruitment, employment and management of staff, helping new employers every step of the way, and providing ongoing support and advice for 12 months following every successful PA recruitment.

The People 4 People option to become a direct employer is an really empowering one, is available through Direct Payment or Personal Budgets and is suitable for many different people and situations: vulnerable adults and their carers who are looking for more choice and control; an alternative to a home care service; a more flexible support service; planned respite; companionship. It’s also potentially better value for money.

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This well attended event enabled staff to directly connect with potential customers - both those looking to employ a PA as well as those looking for work as a Personal Assistant -  and to really spread the word about our unique matching service.

P4P’s stand had a steady stream of enquirers who could also find out more about ISS, the new personalised support service for those not quite ready to employ their own PA.

By the end of the day we had spoken to over a hundred people and all our information packs had been given out. All in all, a very worthwhile day and a chance for us to reach a whole new audience.