 As part of the transition from childhood to adulthood, direct payments provide opportunities for disabled young people who want to develop management skills that will help them make decisions about how their assessed need for support will be met, both in the immediate and long-term future.Important issues for consideration when offering a direct payment to a young disabled person

1.For any young person (with or without an impairment) the process of growing up involves the gradual taking on of more and more responsibility for himself or herself.