Temporary phone line disruption
A number of our phone lines will be briefly unavailable on Tuesday 11 February from 6:30pm. Changes are being made outside of opening hours to minimise disruption. Our out of hours services are not impacted.
Personal budgets
Find out about personal budgets and using direct payments to arrange and pay for your own care
Guide Navigation
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You may be able to employ a local person for your care and support if you either:
- receive your personal budget as a direct payment and use it to arrange your own care and support
- pay for and arrange your own care and support
Community micro-enterprises
A community micro-enterprise is a small, local business, that offers a service to support:
- older people
- disabled people
- people who need support with mental health and wellbeing
A community micro-enterprise gives you more choice about your care as it offers something different to traditional support services.
They can offer a wide variety of support to help meet your needs including:
- support at home, such as personal care, meals, cleaning, shopping and running errands
- support getting out into your community, such as activities, hobbies, therapies, learning new skills, day services and peer support
Find a Community Micro-enterprise on the Tribe app.
Help guide to using a community micro-enterprise (PDF, 394 KB)
To request this guide in an accessible format, email micro.enterprise@essex.gov.uk