Thursday, 12 July 2012

Closure of the ILF- consultation

The Department of Work and Pensions have now launched a consultation about the closure of the Independent Living fund- which supports many disabled people with very high support needs.
if you want to have your say you can log on to the DWP website at http://www.dwp.gov.uk/consultations/2012/future-of-ilf.shtml - there will also be consultation events held by the Independent Living Fund and by local user led organisations. If you are interested in attending a consultation event at Action Disability Kensington and Chelsea, please contact Jenny at pbsupport@adkc.org.uk.

The easyread version of the questionnaire are as follows -

The Future of the Independent Living Fund – easy read questions - comment online

How to respond online

  • Register and log in.
  • Select Leave your response and add your response to the box that appears.
  • Select Submit Response to save your response to each question.
  • You can return to add to or edit your response later, or if you move away from this page.
  • You will lose your response if you do not save it before moving away from the page.
  • Please make sure that we get your reply by 10 October 2012.

Question 1

From 2015, the government wants disabled people’s care and support needs to be paid for by local councils and will give councils extra money to meet the needs of Independent Living Fund users. This would mean the end of the Independent Living Fund in 2015. Do you agree with this?
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Question 2

At the moment, people get some help from the Independent Living Fund and some help from local councils.
What big challenges would people have to deal with if only local councils are meeting their care and support needs?
How can we make this easier for people?
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Question 3

If we closed the Independent Living Fund, how would this affect local councils and how will it affect care and support services?
How could we make this easier for local councils and care and support services?
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Question 4

Some people, who have been getting help from the Independent Living Fund since before 1993, do not get any help from their local council.
What will we find hard when trying to make sure that these people can use all the local council’s services and get help with their care and support needs?
How can we make sure this happens?
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Question 5

What is the best way for the Department for Work and Pensions, the Independent Living Fund and the local councils to work with and talk to the Independent Living Fund users between now and 2015?
How can the Independent Living Fund work with each local council if the government decides to close down the Independent Living Fund?
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Anything else you would like to tell us about

Is there anything else you would like to tell us about the things that have been written in the booklet?
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Other ways to reply

You can also email your reply to the consultation to –
ilf.consultation@dwp.gsi.gov.uk
Or you can post replies to this address –
ILF Consultation Team
Ground floor
Caxton House
Tothill Street
London SW1A 9NA
Please make sure that we get your reply by 10 October 2012.
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