Coming Home is a national Scottish Government and COSLA programme helping people who have learning disabilities and complex support needs to leave long stay hospitals or inappropriate out of area care settings and to move into their own homes in their communities with the right support.
The programme also aims to help people with learning disabilities and complex support needs to remain in their own home where their current support is at risk of breaking down.
Everyone has the right to live in their own home, connected to the people and communities that matter to them. The Coming Home Fund plays an important role in supporting people to realise these rights. The Scottish Government has invested £20 million in the programme this year and from 3 August 2026, ILF Scotland will administer a significant portion of this funding to help people achieve their independent living outcomes.
ILF Scotland Coming Home funding is designed to complement, not replace, support provided by local authorities and other statutory bodies.
There is no maximum ILF Scotland Coming Home award and funding will be agreed on a case-by-case basis, taking account of the individual circumstances and needs of each applicant.
