Guidance

ILF circular 01/11: Increases in Independent Living Fund awards

Guidance on when the Independent Living Fund will consider funding additional care needs or an increase in care costs.

• From: Independent Living Fund
• Published: 8 August 2011
• Last updated: 2 July 2014 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on 1 July 2015

The Independent Living Fund closed on 30 June 2015 and this guidance is out of date.
For more information, see – www.gov.uk/independent-livingfund

Documents

ILF circular 01/11: Increases in Independent Living Fund awards

Ref: 01/11

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Details

This circular describes when the Independent Living Fund will consider funding additional care needs or an increase in care costs.

It also explains that, if a user is dissatisfied with the outcome of their initial transfer review visit, a further review visit can be arranged.

Published 8 August 2011
Last updated 2 July 2014 + show all updates

1. 2 July 2014

   Amended to allow us to consider increases in funding where there is an imminent risk of the loss of unpaid care.

2. 13 March 2014

   Circular updated - paragraph added regarding requests for additional visits where there is dissatisfaction with the outcome of a transfer review support visit.

3. 12 March 2014

   Reverted back to previous document version due to inaccuracies identified in last update.

4. 12 March 2014

   Circular updated - paragraph added regarding requests for additional visits where there is dissatisfaction with the outcome of a transfer review support visit.

5. 8 August 2011

   First published.