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Decision details

Options for the transfer of the Independent Living Fund (ILF) and consultation outcome

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

The purpose of the report is: to provide the background on the Government’s decision to close the ILF and transfer full responsibility for supporting ILF customers to the Council; to provide feedback on the outcome of the consultation exercise that has taken place, on the options for how care and support will continue; and to seek Cabinet agreement on the preferred option

Decision:

RESOLVED

 

That Cabinet

 

1).    considered the details contained within the report, the outcome of the consultation exercise on the options for when the ILF closes and full responsibility for supporting ILF customers transfers to the Council from 1st July 2015.

 

2)     agrees the recommended option (Option 4 in 5.2) on how care and support will continue to be provided to the existing ILF customers

 

Report author: Sandra Mak

Publication date: 11/03/2015

Date of decision: 09/03/2015

Decided at meeting: 09/03/2015 - Cabinet

Effective from: 17/03/2015

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