INDEPENDENT LIVING FUND

Early day motion 341, tabled 29 June 2010 by Baroness Clark of Kilwinning (Labour). Signed by 74 members.

That this House supports the Independent Living Fund in providing financial support to those with disabilities in the UK; notes that the fund currently provides vital support for over 21,000 people; welcomes the support which the fund has received from Government in recent years; expresses deep concern however that due to the rising cost of care the fund has had to close to new applicants for the remainder of the financial year; and calls on the Government to increase the funding to the Independent Living Fund to allow it to continue providing support to all who require it.

Signatures by party: Labour 55, Liberal Democrat 7, DUP 3, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, Plaid Cymru 2, Conservative 1, Green 1, Independent 1, Scottish National Party 1.