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Apply for a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa if you've been awarded a qualification by an eligible university in the last 5 years - eligibility, fees, documents, switch, bring your partner and children
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The Independent Living Fund (ILF) provided funds to help disabled people live an independent life - closed to new applications, reviews of existing payments
Disabled people will be at the heart of the first ever full review of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) following the appointment of two co-chairs, and the launch of a recruitment process for its wider steering group.
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...
A letter, final report with recommendations, and a proposed code of practice framework from Baroness Hollins on the use of long-term segregation for people with a learning disability and/or autistic people.
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Jacobs on 24 November 2025.
Find out about support options if you're a veteran managing a disability or considering your care needs.
Data on users of the Independent Living Fund for the quarter to the end of March 2014.
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