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ILF judicial review: ‘I’ll choose Dignitas over residential care’

20/03/2013 – 3:00 pm

A disabled woman has warned that the government’s decision to scrap the Independent Living Fund (ILF) will force her and others to seek an assisted suicide in Switzerland, rather than face an alternative of residential care.
The warning came as five disabled people asked the high court this week to overturn government plans to close ILF.
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ILF judicial review: DWP ‘misled public’ over local government support

20/03/2013 – 10:00 am

ILF judicial review: DWP ‘misled public’ over local government support
Research by disabled activists suggests that the government misled MPs and the public about the level of support among local authorities for the closure of the Independent Living Fund (ILF).
The results of the research by Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) have played a central role [...]

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