Guidance

ILF circular 14/08: Living expenses allowance

Independent Living Fund support for users with 24 hour or live in care.

• From: Independent Living Fund
• Published: 10 June 2010
• Last updated: 13 March 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This publication was withdrawn on 1 July 2015

The Independent Living Fund closed on 30 June 2015 and this guidance is out of date.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

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ILF circular 14/08: Living expenses allowance

Ref: 14/08

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Details

This circular outlines how, in exceptional circumstances, the Independent Living Fund has the discretion to agree to additional payments towards a living expense allowance.

Published 10 June 2010

Last updated 13 March 2014 + show all updates

1. 13 March 2014

   Circular updated - paragraph has been added advising assessors to inform users that the living expenses allowance may not be provided by the local authority.

2. 12 March 2014

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

3. 12 March 2014

   Circular updated - paragraph has been added advising assessors to inform users that the living expenses allowance may not be provided by the local authority.

4. 10 June 2010

   First published.