Help to find your own care and support
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