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How does the fund work
- Author:
- GLASBY Jon
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 29.3.01, 2001, p.28.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The Independent Living Fund was intended to help disabled people live at home and has been so popular it has been extended. Explains exactly how it operates.
Disability benefits
- Author:
- GREEN Janet
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Care, 1(6), February 1998, p.203.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
People with disabilities living independently in the community can claim a range of benefits to meet their special care needs. Looks at some of the benefits currently under review in the government's welfare reform programme.
An opportunity lost: social services use of the Independent Living Transfer
- Author:
- KESTENBAUM Ann
- Publisher:
- Disablement Income Group
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 80p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
Research report examining the use of the successor to the Independent Living Fund, a transitional funding arrangement designed to bridge the funding gap between the ILF and community care arrangements.
Social security benefits for disabled people: reply by the government to the 9th report from the Select Committee on Social Services 1989-90; community care: social security for disabled people
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Social Security
- Publisher:
- HMSO
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 21p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
Community care: social security for disabled people; together with the proceedings of the committee; 9th report. (Frank Field, Chairman)
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament. House of Commons. Social Services Committee
- Publisher:
- HMSO
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 34p.
- Place of publication:
- London
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Community care: social security for disabled people; together with the proceedings of the Committee; 9th report. (Frank Field, Chariman)
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament. House of Commons. Social Services Committee
- Publisher:
- HMSO
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 34p.
- Place of publication:
- London
A direct route for cash
- Author:
- GLASBY Jon
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 25.1.01, 2001, p.28.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The author explains how direct payments work, and points out the benefits and pitfalls of a system that is aimed at allowing service users to gain more control over the care they receive.
Caring about independence: disabled people and the Independent Living Fund
- Author:
- LAKEY Jane
- Publisher:
- Policy Studies Institute
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 214p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Describes the positive benefits the Independent Living Fund had for disabled people, in that it gave them direct cash payments with which to purchase services. Looks at the disadvantages of community care legislation which means that responsibility for such payments has been passed to local authorities, who are not allowed to make direct cash payments.
Paying direct
- Author:
- GEORGE Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 25.8.94, 1994, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
With increasing speculation that the government may be reversing its previous opposition to direct payments to disabled people, considers the role of the Independent Living Fund and its successor, the Independent Living (Extension) Fund in meeting the needs of severely disabled people.
One year on
- Author:
- NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS
- Publisher:
- National Council for Voluntary Organisations
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 24p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Contains 9 specially commissioned articles on the role of voluntary organisations in community care provision. These include: community care implementation and disabled people; income support; carers and community care; some realities of community care planning; and the underlying driving forces.