The Independent Living Fund (ILF) is a major source of funding from central government for severely disabled people to enable them to live in the community with the extra costs that it entails. Local authorities are already under tremendous pressure to make savings in social care.When the ILF ends in 2015, which it has now been announced will happen, and if the money is not ring-fenced asseems certain, those local authorities will not be obligated to spend any extra funding on social care. This could mean many disabled people's independence under threat, including people having to go back to living in institutions, or those disabled people capable of working not receiving any funding to support them to do so. The Coalition Government said they would always support those with the greatest needs. The threatened closure of the ILF shows that they are not telling the truth. There are 20,000 existing users of the ILF in the UK.The Coalition Government wants to jeopardise their support by forcing them to rely on local authorities from 2015 by closing the ILF permanently. Local authorities already face severe cuts and cannot provide adequate support. Some local authorities are already saying that residential care homes will be their only option – can we expect our own local authority to follow suit? We therefore call upon the Government to reverse this decision, and to reopen the ILF for new applicants and support the people already claiming it beyond 2015.
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March 25, 2013
Reached 100 supporters
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14 Comments
At any time we are only a split second away from becoming disabled and needing ILF.
It was once said that the moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped. Hubert H. Humphrey
ILF is essential to people's lives and independence, before ILF funding I was too poorly to sit up in bed and only had 4 hours per day help from social services. With ILF help I am now part of my community and living a fulfilled and active life. I have no faith whatsoever that social services will continue to fund my full care package that enables me to live my life in the way that ILF does. Please save ILF.
This is going to destroy peoples lives, We already have chronic illness to live with, and now we are back to sqaure one, we little money. Do you understand this is going to kill people! This money means life and death to us!
Please reverse the decision and reopen the ILF for new applicants and continue to support people people alreading claiming beyond 2005.
Shame on this government! Stop this cruel cut!
Lets look after the people who need it most not the benefit tourists
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The Independent Living Fund (ILF) is a major source of funding from central government for severely disabled people to enable them to live in the community with the extra costs that it entails. Local authorities are already under tremendous pressure to make savings in social care.When the ILF ends in 2015, which it has now been announced will happen, and if the money is not ring-fenced asseems certain, those local authorities will not be obligated to spend any extra funding on social care. This could mean many disabled people's independence under threat, including people having to go back to living in institutions, or those disabled people capable of working not receiving any funding to support them to do so. The Coalition Government said they would always support those with the greatest needs. The threatened closure of the ILF shows that they are not telling the truth. There are 20,000 existing users of the ILF in the UK.The Coalition Government wants to jeopardise their support by forcing them to rely on local authorities from 2015 by closing the ILF permanently. Local authorities already face severe cuts and cannot provide adequate support. Some local authorities are already saying that residential care homes will be their only option – can we expect our own local authority to follow suit? We therefore call upon the Government to reverse this decision, and to reopen the ILF for new applicants and support the people already claiming it beyond 2015.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
March 25, 2013
Reached 100 supporters
January 2, 2013
14 Comments
Stop punishing the genuine disabled people,what right had this government got to treat the poorest this way with tax payers contributions the very same contributions that pay this government extortionate wages!!!
At any time we are only a split second away from becoming disabled and needing ILF.
It was once said that the moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped. Hubert H. Humphrey
ILF is essential to people's lives and independence, before ILF funding I was too poorly to sit up in bed and only had 4 hours per day help from social services. With ILF help I am now part of my community and living a fulfilled and active life. I have no faith whatsoever that social services will continue to fund my full care package that enables me to live my life in the way that ILF does. Please save ILF.
This is going to destroy peoples lives, We already have chronic illness to live with, and now we are back to sqaure one, we little money. Do you understand this is going to kill people! This money means life and death to us!
Please reverse the decision and reopen the ILF for new applicants and continue to support people people alreading claiming beyond 2005.
Shame on this government! Stop this cruel cut!
Lets look after the people who need it most not the benefit tourists
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Stop punishing the genuine disabled people,what right had this government got to treat the poorest this way with tax payers contributions the very same contributions that pay this government extortionate wages!!!