Question reference: S6W-19884
- Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 11 July 2023
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Current status: Answered by Maree Todd on 31 July 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what portion of the funding allocation for the Independent Living Fund (ILF) Scotland, as agreed with the UK Government, has been spent by it on activity other than ILF in each year from 2016 to date.
Answer
Funding for the Independent Living Fund (ILF) Scotland is transferred each year to ILF Scotland to meet existing commitments to the current ILF population under the ILF Scotland policy framework. These policies are set by Ministers and can be found on the ILF website: ILF Scotland Policies | ILF Scotland .
The Scottish Government receives £53.3 million per year from the UK Government to help maintain support for the former ILF/UK population transferred in July 2015. The following table shows the funding allocated by SG to ILF Scotland annually since the first full financial year of 2016-17. In addition, the annual outturn of ILF Scotland can be found within their published accounts (linked here: ILF Scotland Annual Accounts )
Year | ILF Funding Allocation £’000 |
2016-17 | £48,515 |
2017-18 | £47,700 |
2018-19 | £46,220 |
2019-20 | £46,101 |
2020-21 | £49,923 |
2021-22 | £47,740 |
2022-23 | £47,724 |