Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Sorry but the ILF has not been saved ….. yet. -- DPAC


Since late last night a number of Blog items, Facebook and Twitter posts have appeared saying that the Independent Living Fund has been saved.

We’re very sorry but it isn’t correct.

All of the posts refer to this article which was published yesterday.

The article is talking about a case in 2013, which the ILF Campaign won, which quashed the governments original choice to close the ILF because they had failed to follow correct procedure, which the government did accept.

However this year in March, having redone the Equality Impact Assessment for closure of the ILF, the Government announced that the ILF would be closed for a second time.

See the DWP announcements here , here  and the closure programme and transfer to local authority control here  and the second equality analysis here

The DWP Website states that the ILF is closed to new applications.  The revised date for full closure of the fund is now June 2015

It is this second closure that we are now campaigning against, whereas the article refers to the first ILF closure.

We will keep fighting the closure of the ILF, no matter what it takes, and one day we will all be celebrating the saving of the ILF, of that we are sure.

But sadly that day is not today.

The fight goes on. Please watch for further announcements



Please help us to save the Independent Living Fund

Join the PCS ‘Save the Independent Living Fund Email Your MP’ Campaign http://action.pcs.org.uk/page/speakout/save-the-ilf


Visit, ‘Like’ and share the ILF Postcard campaign page on facebook


Take part and show support for the campaign – Print this picture, take a selfie with it and post to the ILF Postcard campaign page on facebook to support #SaveILF


Please show your support for the campaign by sharing and tweeting from the tweetpage dftr.org.uk/SaveILF or your own tweets using the #SaveILF hashtag


Ask you MP to ask for an adjournment debate for the Save ILF Campaign https://www.writetothem.com/


See also “Top Corrie Stars support the Save ILF Campaign”


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