About us
On 6 March 2014, the government announced it would close the ILF on 30 June 2015. From 1 July 2015 responsibility for supporting ILF users in England passed to local authorities. Users in Wales will initially have their awards administered from the Welsh Independent Living Grant. Users in England and Wales should contact their local authority if they need to discuss their care and support arrangements. The newly created ILF Scotland administers payments to users in Scotland and Northern Ireland – ILF Scotland, Denholm House, Almondvale Business Park, Almondvale Way, Livingston, EH54 6GA – email: enquiries@ILF.scot
ILF has closed
Read information about ILF payments for existing users
The information below explains how ILF operated before it closed on 30 June 2015.
Who we are
We are based in Nottingham, where around 120 staff help administer the ILF under the direction of the Chief Executive and a board of directors.
There are also over 90 self-employed regionally based ILF assessors who visit our users on a regular basis.
Responsibilities
We are responsible for:
- working in partnership with over 200 local authorities to provide discretionary cash payments directly to disabled people - these payments allow them to purchase care from an agency or pay the wages of a privately employed personal assistant
- providing guidance to help users meet the complex responsibilities of becoming an employee
- providing close ongoing support to our users
Priorities
In December 2010, the Minister for Disabled People announced that the ILF is permanently closed to new applications. Our priority remains to deliver an excellent service to our users.
In March 2014 the Minister for Disabled People announced that the ILF will be closing on 30 June 2015. From 1 July 2015, the funding and responsibility of ILF care and support needs will transfer to local authorities in England and the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Our priority remains to provide an excellent service to our users until the ILF closes on 30 June 2015.