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Disabled people win living fund case against government
Five disabled people have succeeded in a legal challenge to the government's decision to abolish the Independent Living Fund.
The £320m ILF currently provides support enabling nearly 19,000 severely disabled people in the UK to live independent lives in the community.
The High Court ruled in April that the closure decision was lawful.
But the five argued the court had gone wrong in law and there had been a lack of proper consultation over changes....
(Much more at link):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24834558