Guidance

ILF user information sheet 1: Employer support

What support the Independent Living Fund can pay towards for users who directly employ their own personal assistants.

• From: Independent Living Fund
• Published: 3 September 2013
• Last updated: 1 April 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This publication was withdrawn on 1 July 2015

The Independent Living Fund closed on 30 June 2015 and this guidance is out of date.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 user information sheet 1: Employer support

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Details

This information sheet provides guidance for Independent Living Fund users who directly employ their own personal assistants on:

• payroll costs
• National Insurance Costs (NIC) and Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax
• holiday pay
• National Minimum Wage
• Statutory Sick Pay
• notice period and end of employment compensation payments
• employer’s liability Insurance
• Disclosure and Barring Service checks
• parental leave
• health and safety training
• task training
• legal costs
• workplace pensions
• advertising costs

Published 3 September 2013
Last updated 1 April 2014 + show all updates

1. 1 April 2014

   Updated section detailing how the ILF supports users who must meet redundancy related costs.

2. 3 September 2013

   First published.