arately or together.</p>

<h3><a name="P72_5923"></a>Next steps</h3>

<p>Once your needs have been assessed, social services will decide what services might be arranged for you. They can also take their own resources into account at this stage. To then help them decide whether your needs require support from a particular service, they will use guidelines called &#8220;eligibility criteria&#8221;. You can ask for a copy of  these guidelines in your preferred format.</p>

<h3><a name="P75_6321"></a>How 