Independent Living Fund

EDM number 651 in 2012-13, proposed by Katy Clark on 29/10/2012.
Categorised under the topics of Human rights and Sickness, disability and carers' benefits.

That this House deplores the Government's proposal to close down theIndependent Living Fund which currentlyfacilitates 19,373 of those with the highest support needswith theright to live in the community with choices equal to others, and their full inclusion and participation in the community, as anticipated by Article 19 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; regrets that the Government proposals to transfer the responsibilities of providing this support to local authorities and devolved administrations contain no commitment to maintain the current level of support, which will inevitably lead to an increasein isolation and segregation for many adults and the loss of independence and unnecessary admission of many others into residential care; believes the recent consultation on the issue lacked detail and based its assertions on outdated research; and calls on the Government to review this regressive step and look at ways of expanding the Independent Living Fund to provide needs-basedsupport to all adults in the UK who require it.

This motion has been signed by a total of 105 MPs.