Targeted Short Breaks Allowance Pre-Paid Cards Herefordshire Council has introduced a new pre-paid card for making targeted short breaks payments to parent/carers of children and young people with disabilities. The pre-paid card works like a bank card. You can use it to pay for the services you use to meet your child’s assessed needs. Herefordshire Council will pay your child’s targeted short breaks onto your pre-paid card. The card can be used to pay for services by using; Internet Banking Telephone Banking Contactless Payments Chip and Pin For more information, please follow this link