Independent Living Fund changes - Disabled People weren't consulted

Added on Monday 26 Jul 2010

Minister: ILF snubbed disabled people before eligibility changes - Disabled people were not consulted by the Independent Living Fund before it tightened its eligibility criteria in March, Maria Miller, minister for disabled people, has revealed. The ILF, which provides disabled people with money to pay for care, restricted funding to those working at least 16 hours a week, as well as receiving social services support and disability living allowance.

Source: Community Care