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.

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The Independent Living Fund closed on 30 June 2015 and this guidance is out of date.
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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

Updates to this page

Published 3 September 2013
Last updated 1 April 2014 + show all updates
  1. Updated section detailing how the ILF supports users who must meet redundancy related costs.

  2. First published.

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