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Review of the Independent Living Funds
— Report by independent consultants, Melanie Henwood & Bob Hudson | | Author(s) | Melanie Henwood, Bob Hudson |
| Corporate Author | Department for Work and Pensions - DWP; Independent Living Funds - ILF |
| Publisher | Electronic format only, January 2007 |
| Pages | 191 pp |
| Source | Download from website: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/publications/dwp/2007/indepe... |
| Keywords | Independence ; Physical disabilities ; Living in the community ; Social policy ; Government publications. |
| Annotation | This is the report of a review of the Independent Living Funds, commissioned in June 2006 by the Department for Work and Pensions from independent consultants. The Independent Living Fund was first established in 1988 as a transitional arrangement to provide cash to support severely disabled people living at home, and who were at risk of losing the value of domestic assistance allowances provided under the old Supplementary Benefits system. The ILF proved popular and in 1993 a commitment was made to maintaining a fund to provide support and a second ILF (the 1993 Fund) was established to receive new cases while the original fund was closed to new applications, and replaced by the Extension Fund. Since 1993 there have been two ILFs operating in parallel. The time is right to reconsider the role and contribution of the ILF. Since 1988 there have been many changes in the wider world of social care. At the time that it was established, the ILF was unique as the first example of a 'cash for care' scheme in the UK. This is no longer the case with the arrival of Direct Payments, In Control, and - most recently - the pilot development of Individual Budgets. This is a comprehensive review which fully considers the ILF operational framework and provides both conclusions and 68 separate recommendations, some of which are concerned with improving the operation of the ILF, whilst many advocate wholesale reform. Three appendices comprise the methodology used; feedback from consultation events; and a glossary of acronyms. The DWP is expected to make an initial response in the latter part of 2007. A summary of the Review is also available from the website. (KJ) |
| Accession Number | CPA-070911506 E |
| Classmark | C3: BN: K4: TM2: 6OA |
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