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WECIL Ltd

We are an organisation of Disabled people working together to enable choice. We challenge the barriers to independent living through the delivery of high-quality support and advice. We: Provide a service for all Disabled people, whatever their background or needs; Lead in best practice for the delivery and development of services that support Independent Living; Deliver value for members, funders and service users by providing services that make a difference to people’s lives; Challenge barriers to Independent Living wherever we encounter them; Include the views and opinions of all the people who use our services in everything we do; Are seen as the first place to go by anyone looking for support for Independent Living.

Location & Contact

Address

Vassall Centre
Gill Avenue
Fishponds
Bristol
BS16 2QQ
United Kingdom

Phone
0117 9479933
Email
dpsupport@wecil.org.uk
Website

Contact Person

Sarah Bryson

About

<p><strong>WECIL DIRECT PAYMENTS AND PAYROLL SUPPORT SERVICES:</strong><br><br><strong>WECIL Direct Payments Support Service:</strong><br>This includes an allocated Independent Living Payment Advisor that will help<br>set up your Direct Payment with you and be your person to contact if you<br>need any support in managing any aspect of your Direct Payment. You<br>can contact them directly on the telephone or by email Monday to<br>Friday 9am to 4:30pm. The service includes a 6 monthly review of your<br>Direct Payment to make sure it is meeting your care and support needs,<br>that spending is in line with your budget, and you are meeting your<br>legal responsibilities as an employer if you employ your own Personal<br>Assistants. We also support with setting you up with an agency if that is how you choose to use your Direct Payment.</p><p>WECIL work with Adults, Young Adults, and Parents of Disabled Children. We understand that everyone's needs are different. As a user led organisation, we know the benefits of individual, bespoke support and we are committed to doing our best to find that for you.</p><p><strong>WECIL Support with Administering your funds on your behalf:</strong><br>A supported bank account - this is our most comprehensive service<br>for Direct Payment holders that would like the highest level of Direct<br>Payment Support including help to manage the finances of the Direct<br>Payment on your behalf. This includes receiving the funding from the local<br>authority and a financial personal contribution, if you have one, paying<br>HMRC, your Personal Assistants and / or Care Agencies, insurers and<br>payroll and support fees. We audit your account regularly to make sure<br>spending is in line with income and all the elements of our Direct Payment<br>Support are included with a named Independent Living Payment Advisor.</p><p><strong>Payroll Support Service:</strong><br>If you choose to employ with your Direct Payment, we can administer your payroll to provide you with what you need to meet your employer legal duties. &nbsp;You would send your Personal Assistant’s timesheets to us monthly and we will<br>calculate their wages, tax and National Insurance, sick pay, maternity or<br>paternity pay, any other deductions and annual leave allowance. We submit<br>your monthly returns to HMRC foryou. We email or post your employees’<br>payslips and pay reports to you. You can manage your employer and<br>employee pension contributions yourself but if you would like us to<br>do this for you then we will calculate the monthly pension contributions<br>and record these with the pension provider, usually NEST Pensions.</p><p><br><strong>Helpline:</strong> 0117 947 9933<br><strong>Email:</strong> dpsupport@wecil.org.uk<br>&nbsp;</p>

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Last updated: 18 March 2026

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