Disabled People Win Bid To Protect Independent Living Fund

Ministers will reconsider the abolition of the independent living fund after choosing not to appeal against an appeal court ruling that the move was legally flawed, the DWP has said. Three senior judges ruled there was "simply not the evidence" to show the DWP considered "the potentially very grave impact" of closure on severely disabled people who rely on the fund. The case was brought by five disabled people among the 20,000 vulnerable recipients the fund helps to live independent lives in the community.  Read more on the Guardian website.