The Government has announced that the Independent Living Fund will close on 30th June 2015 despite losing a Court of Appeal battle over this plan.
The following comes from
The Department for Work and Pensions originally planned to abolish the fund on 31 March 2015, but was forced to review the move after the Court of Appeal ruled that it had failed to comply with its legal duty to promote equality when making the decision.
The fund provides cash payments to top-up local authority social care support to around 18,500 severely disabled people so they can live more independently.
This fund is ESSENTIAL to disabled people up and down the country -a lifeline for many and must be re-opened to new applicants.
The fund closing after the next general election gives us a window of opportunity.
This petition is to Nick Clegg and David Cameron and it is calling on them to not close the Independent Living Fund.
*As the PM does not have a public email address, this petition will send email to offices of IDS*
Dear Sirs,
I write to you to express my extreme disgust that your Government has announced the closure of the Independent Living Fund in June 2015.
This fund is a lifeline to some of the most vulnerable in our society. For your Government to ignore the High Court decision and proceed with this closure reeks of punitive and out of touch politics that shows extreme disdain to the welfare of the most vulnerable.
You should be ashamed of your Government actions and I call on you to immediately cancel your Government's plans to axe the fundand open the fund to new applicants.
Regards
Also, the fact that this fund will not end until after the next general election puts the onus on the Labour Party to save the fund if it is elected in 2015.
“This petition calls for the Labour Party to put forward their proposals to save and expand the fund at the earliest possible time and have this proposal in their 2015 manifesto. We need to make them understand how important this support is to sections of the disabled community.
Dear Rachel,
As you may be aware, the coalition Government has announced that the Independent Living Fund is to close on the 30 June 2015.
This fund is essential lifeline to many disabled people. It is cruel and vindictive to remove this support without an adequate replacement.
I call on you, as Shadow Minister for the DWP, and the Labour Party to put forward a proposal to save ILF and have this as a manifesto pledge for the 2015 election.
Thank you for your time on this matter.
Regards
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