Welcome To Independent Living Group
ILG Community
National peer lead support group for PA employers across the UK. Join for free today.
ILG Academy
Training for individual employers, Direct Payment advisers and social workers.
ILG Support
Employment Law advice service. Specialist support for direct payment employers.
ILG PA
Employee assistance programme and membership for personal assistants. Supporting a rewarding career.
GP contact service
Convenient access to NHS GPs avoiding the need for local appointments. Private prescriptions sent wherever you are.
DP Professional
Community for DP professionals. Training, benefits and resources for professionals who support direct payment employers.
What are we about at Independent Living Group?
All at Independent Living Group Ltd (ILG) are specialists in direct payment support. with over 20 years experience working in and around direct payments and employment law, we are uniquely qualified to provide technical knowledge and guidance for individual employers, personal assistants and professional support teams.
We provide the leading legal advice service to individual employers, offer practical training for support teams, employers and PAs and we also offer the only Employee Assistance Programme designed specifically for PAs.
ILG Community
Private Facebook Group
Keep up to date with recent independent living news, share your thoughts and get involved with the group.
Template Documents
Download useful employment documents such as Employment Contracts, Staff Handbooks and Template Risk Assessments.
Ask The Steering Group
Ask us a question and we will look to find the answer. Also on this page you will find Q&As that others have asked and shared.
ILG Podcast
Our aim is to make employment law accessible to everyone. We provide up to date advice and information for individual employers receiving direct payments or personal health budgets.
ILG Support: Guide Notes
Get the latest guidance on the most talked about topics involving Direct Payments & Personal Health Budgets.
Newsletter Archive
Get the latest guidance on the most talked about topics involving Direct Payments & Personal Health Budgets.
Independent Living Group Newsletter
Who is the employer?
Scully v Northamptonshire County Council Summary for Direct Payment Practitioners Supporting Direct Payment Employers The Employment Appeal Tribunal have handed down judgment in this case which questioned whether the claimant PA, Mr Scully, was employed by the local...
Unfair dismissal to become a day one right
This is a BIG deal! The significance of this change cannot be underestimated. At present a worker doesn’t have the right to bring a general unfair dismissal claim until they have two years’ service. The Bill proposes to remove this qualifying service. It is expected...
March 2022 Newsletter
Welcome to the November newsletter from the Independent Living Group (ILG). Providing news for Individual Employers and Direct Payment support staff across the UK.Creating a space for Personal Assistant Employers to share experiences, get support and unite their...
Opening Hours
Office hours: Monday to Friday 9am – 5:30pm
ILG Support is available 24/7
Address
Premier House, Londonthorpe Road
Grantham, NG31 9SN
Contact us
Email: support@independentlivinggroup.com
Telephone: 01476 851 464