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'People are missing out': NDIS community program struggles to provide support

A lack of funding has led to an overdependence on donations and volunteering, leaving services in a precarious state in the aftermath of COVID restrictions and rising costs of living.

The Canberra Times

Function, not money, main issue for NDIS: Shorten

Ensuring the National Disability Insurance Scheme is working as it was intended is the key issue, rather than cost, the minister in charge says.

AAP

New DWP ‘private beta trial’ for Attendance Allowance claims being offered to 60 people each week

Invites are being offered to older people who meet the current scope of the trial.

Daily Record

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New plans for PIP will reduce claims processing time and create a ‘vastly improved’ experience for people

DWP is also exploring options to re-use evidence it currently holds for claimants.

Daily Record

People who will get the full DWP £1,350 cost of living payments and when they will be made

The government will begin rolling out its first cost of living payment in the coming weeks

Manchester Evening News

Scots can request £50 winter heating payment if money does not show in account by end of week

Social Security Scotland said that all automatic payments have now been processed.

Daily Record

People urged to share views on cost of living support for disability benefits before end of March

A parliamentary debate in May will look at the current levels of support for millions of people on disability benefits.

Daily Record

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Man, 84, with special needs languished on trolley in emergency department for four days

The patient, who has an intellectual disability and a number of serious medical conditions, presented at the emergency department early on Friday morning accompanied by a carer

Irish Mirror

Need help for loved ones with severe mental health illness? California has a plan

The state is planning "Care Court" pilot programs to help people with severe mental illness. A judge can order a treatment plan that counties must fund. Disability rights groups have sued to stop it.

WEKU

'We don't need volunteers to help us on stage': The Welsh theatre company challenging misconceptions about disability

Dragon's Heart and Dragon's Soul is a dance theatre company comprised of people with a range of learning disabilities who have performed on the West End and across Europe.

Wales Online

Five DWP Cost of Living payments NI households could be entitled to

The DWP has announced that Cost of Living Payments will begin to be issued at the end of April

Belfast Live

Part-time work is valuable to people with disability – but full time is more likely to attract government support

Work isn’t just about getting paid. Employment can provide a number of benefits for people in terms of health, wellbeing, social, economic and financial inclusion. It can also reduce reliance on government income supports. Arguably, work is even more important for people with disability, who are more likely to be…

The Conversation

No Pseudonymity in Employment Lawsuit Claiming Discrimination Based on Past Opiate Addiction

From yesterday's decision by Magistrate Judge Barbara Moses (S.D.N.Y.) in Doe v. Black Diamond Capital Mgmt. LLC: Now before the Court is the motion of plaintiff "John Doe" for an order granting leave to proceed under a pseudonym, or in the alternative, to seal his complaint. {[H]is brief does not…

Reason

New DWP ‘online apply service’ for PIP being offered to 60 people making a new claim each day

The invitation to apply online will only be extended to those starting a new claim over the phone.

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The Guardian - US

Wisconsin’s disabled voters face barriers amid ‘massive confusion’

Disabled voters push for better protection voting absentee and with assistance after temporary ban that disenfranchised some

The Guardian - US

‘An inherent indignity’: the fight to get workers with disability a living wage

Advocates are highlighting a system of state tax credits across the US that allow employers to pay employees as low as $3 an hour

Daily Mirror

Woman claims flight attendant refused to let her store her wheelchair on plane

Disability advocate Maayan Ziv spoke about a recent incident on an Air Canada flight when she claimed that a flight attendant wouldn't properly store her wheelchair

The Guardian - UK

Disabled people are ‘lost and excluded’ when disasters hit, says UN advocate

Lack of data and fallout from Covid both hamper equal rights, and women suffer worst, says new chair of UN disability rights committee

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NDIS mark-ups for people with a disability as bad as wedding price gouging, insiders say

It's been coined the "disability tax" where some NDIS participants are being charged double or even triple the price of services compared to those not on the scheme, for the exact same treatment or product.

Daily Mirror

DWP & HMRC cost of living payments: Everything we know so far about the £1,350 cash

The new cost of living support payments are worth £1,350 overall and will go out to millions of households in the next financial year, starting from April

Daily Mirror

Fraudster who pretended to be blind unmasked as she's caught scrolling through her phone

A 48-year-old woman received £182,600 in disability benefits after claiming to be completely blind - but she has now been unmasked by the police and accused of fraud

The Independent UK

Supreme Court to hear lawsuit involving disability activist

The Supreme Court will decide whether a disabled activist can file disability rights lawsuits against hotels she doesn’t intend to visit

Chronicle Live

DWP cost of living payment - everything we know so far

Jeremy Hunt’s support package will be a lifeline to many, but it’s taken a long time to get any updates

Nottingham Post

DWP: All the people eligible for £301 cost of living payment 2023 and 2024

Here's who qualifies and when to expect payment

Belfast Live

DWP announces Cost of Living Spring payment dates

It is part of a £900 payment that will be made in three installments this year

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