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Transfer of monies to local authorities puts spotlight on how the most disabled people should be supported

By Joanna Silman on June 30, 2015 in Adults, Disability

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It has been planned since 2012 but today’s closure of the Independent Living Fund (ILF), which helped severely disabled people top-up their social care support, is still a source of ongoing uncertainty for both disabled people and local authorities.

The fund, which was administered from central government, is being transferred to local authority budgets in England based on what recipients in their area were allocated, minus a 5% “top slice”.

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