The Latest Breaking News from Disability

People of State Pension age with Irritable Bowel Syndrome could be due up to £407 each month from DWP

Attendance Allowance supports many health conditions to help people with additional daily living costs.

Daily Record · May 10, 2023

Disability royal comission hears multiple government agencies failed to intervene in neglect of Brisbane teens with autism

Teen brothers were found locked in their room, naked and in soiled nappies, after their father was discovered dead from a terminal illness at their home in Brisbane's northern suburbs.

ABC News · May 10, 2023

NDIS-funded disability services set for an overhaul as government seeks to slow forecast growth

Eligibility for services funded by the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is set to be tightened as the government seeks to bank $74.3 billion in savings through trimmed growth forecasts.

ABC News · May 10, 2023

Three groups of people on PIP who may see benefit fast-tracked to new devolved payment

More than 319,000 existing PIP claimants in Scotland will be moved to Adult Disability Payment by 2025.

Daily Record · May 9, 2023

Full list of one-off payments for families and individuals due before end of the year

Important dates to add to your diary to help plan your household budget over the coming months.

Daily Record · May 9, 2023

Check your eligibility for £150 cost of living payment due this summer

An estimated six million people claiming disability benefits are set to receive the one-off lump sum.

Daily Record · May 9, 2023

Woman whose brain is slipping down spine in need of £200k for lifesaving treatment

Emily Balfour, 25, faces permanent disability if she cannot raise the £200,000 she needs

Wales Online · May 9, 2023

Teenagers with disabilities were confined to bedrooms for 25 days because a lift in home was broken, report finds

The Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) carried out an unannounced inspection of the Woodbrook Lodge home for children with a disability in Monaghan on January 25

Irish Mirror · May 9, 2023

Brain surgery performed on baby in womb for first time

‘This may markedly reduce the risk of long-term brain damage, disability or death among infants’

The Independent UK · May 9, 2023

NDIA admits missing red flags in case of malnourished brothers found in house with dead father

Senior counsel assisting told royal commission one brother’s 12-month plan was worth $102,000, but only $361 was spent

The Guardian - AU · May 9, 2023