ILF protesters storm PM Question time

Tue,23 June 2015
News

Protesters against closure of the Independent Living Fund (ILF) have attempted to enter the House of Commons chamber during Prime Minister's Questions

“BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith said about 20 protesters, many of whom were in wheelchairs, had made their way towards - and attempted to "storm" into - the Commons chamber.

The doors were quickly closed on the chanting protesters, he said.”

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Disability Rights UK opposes closure of the Independent Living Fund (ILF) unless and until an effective alternative approach is in place that really enables independent living of people with high support needs. In our view, all disability policy changes should be judged against the acid test of whether they enable independent living in practice.

FOI's about ILF transfers

Disability Rights UK sent FOI's to find out what local authorities would be doing about ILF transfers in England. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are introducing replacement ILF schemes.

The first FOI's were sent to all local authorities in England with social care responsibilities over 3rd – 5th June 2014.  Two questions were asked. You can view a summary of findings here

The timing of this FOI was to gauge the intentions of local authorities prior to guidance being issued. We then sent a second series of FOIs once LA guidance was available where four questions were asked. You can view a summary of findings here

What is happening in your area?

To find out what is happening in your area please see the accompanying 3 tables.

Table 1 - FOI reference number, ringfencing, how many users.

Table 2 - No's with pc transfer review, no's not seen, named individual.

Table 3 - Named organisation, involvement, monitoring.

How DR UK can help

If you have any queries regarding the ILF transfer please contact our self-directed support helpline on 0330 995 0404 or email selfdirectedsupport@disabilityrightsuk.org