News Voices from the sector Women Speak Out | Sophie Meet Sophie, in this video she talks about the importance of the Independent Living Fund (ILF) which the UK government has now ended. Sophie is an art practitioner and writer. In the last 15 years she has received the Independent Living Fund (ILF) with which she can afford different and fairly paid carers who help her with imperative daily tasks that she is not able to do herself. Without the ILF, she wouldn’t be able to work, cultivate interests, and take any part in public life. Find out more about the Women Speak Out project and learn about women who've experienced inequality like this. Women Speak Out Women Speak Out: Economy Women Speak Out: Health Women Speak Out: Work & Family Manage Cookie Preferences