Direct Payment and Pre paid Cards and appointeeship bank accounts

The Council is looking to increase the use of Direct Payments to individuals who are eligible for Adult Social Care Services. We are looking to explore prepaid cards and appointeeship bank accounts which link to the pre-paid cards. The prepaid cards must have the following functionalities:

• Be reloadable with funds from the Council
• Have PIN protection for security
• Allow for Council Staff to log in and manage top ups
• Be secure, ensuring transactions monitoring and reporting
• Allow the Council to reclaim a build of money should this be needed
• Restrictions on the use of the card, for example restricting the use of ATM cash withdrawals.