This cannot be allowed to continue as social care charging is effectively an additional tax on disabled people over and above those paid by non-disabled members of Scottish society. 4 Independent Living Fund 4.1 Inclusion Scotland welcomes the announcement of an additional £9 million of funding for the Scottish Independent Living Fund which will allow it to re-open and support an additional thousand disabled people with complex needs. 4.2 However, we note that when the Fund was transferred to Scotland it supported 3,000 disabled people and now assists under 2,000.