Independent Living Fund Scotland
The Independent Living Fund supports disabled people to have independent lives in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Independent living means disabled people:
The Independent Living Fund Scotland gives money, information and services to support disabled people.
We work in a way that supports human rights.
We want all disabled people to get what they need to lead an independent life.
To do this the Independent Living Fund Scotland will:
Have people who are good leaders in charge of our organisation.
Promote the rights of disabled people to have equal access to all public services.
Our mission is to support disabled people so they have power and control to lead full lives.
This framework shows how Scotland is working to be a happy and successful country.
We believe that disabled people are free to have the same rights and abilities to have full lives.
They should be treated equally – in the same way as other people.
They should not be discriminated against – treated unfairly.
We will:
Make sure it does not change things in the future.
Be able to explain our actions and decisions.
Make sure human rights and independent living are important.
This means we can change the way we work to suit what people need.
Independent Living Fund Scotland started in 2015.
It has made nearly 205 thousand payments to people. This is over £275 million.
We have won awards for our work.
People think we are a good organisation that works well. We work together with the people we support.
We want to open the fund to more people.
To do this we have 3 priorities for 2020-2023. A priority is the work we think is the most important.
Each priority has objectives – what we want to happen.
The Transition Fund helps young disabled people when their life changes in a big way - for example when they leave school.
It can give them money for things that help them spend time with other people and gain confidence and independence - for example, joining a local club or gym.
Tell more people about our fund so that more people will apply to it.
The social model of disability recognises barriers that make life harder for disabled people.
Taking barriers away makes gives disabled people equality, more independence, choice and control.
New services must have disabled people at the centre of them.
Independent Living Fund Scotland has finished the work in its first strategic plan.
We have shown we are a good organisation that works well and is value for money.
We want to build on what has worked well in the last 5 years.
We want more disabled people to live independently.
We want disabled people to be treated equally and fairly and for them to be included.
Coronavirus has made life difficult for a lot of people.
People have told us that we must be bold and work in a different and exciting way.
We will find new ways to do this.
We will work together with the Governments in Scotland and Northern Ireland, with disabled people’s organisations, local councils and charities.
We will always put disabled people at
the centre of everything we do. We will develop the services they tell us they need.
We asked lots of disabled people, their supporters, our staff, voluntary organisations and public sector organisations what they thought we should put in this plan.
We want a future where disabled people have:
We cannot do this on our own.
We will be asking for help and support from disabled people.
We will find new ways of working together so that everyone can live an equal and full life.
We want to thank all the people and organisations that have worked with us since 2015 and helped us with this plan.
Your ideas have helped us to know what we should be working on, and to decide our work in the future.
