Guidance

ILF circular 14/08: Living expenses allowance

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

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ILF circular 14/08: Living expenses allowance

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

  3. 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. First published.