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New lower energy bills could be used for low-income, elderly and vulnerable

24% of over-60s are living in homes which are colder than they would like them to be, rising to 27% for older people with a disability

Wales Online

Meet Vanessa Calafiore, the bodybuilder with no hands or feet changing perceptions of disability

Vanessa Calafiore started Pilates to help with chronic pain that comes with a limb deficiency. What it turned into was a love for bodybuilding, fitness and an awe-inspiring story.

ABC News

Full list of new DWP weekly payment rates from April for PIP, Universal Credit and other benefits

HMRC has also confirmed the new rates and thresholds for Child Benefit and Tax Credits.

Daily Record

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DWP PIP: Medical conditions that may make you eligible including Epilepsy and Alzheimer's

Personal Independence Payment is a benefit that is gradually replacing Disability Living Allowance

Nottingham Post

Disability services provider urged to apologise and compensate woman for ‘artificial’ and ‘inadequate’ barista training course

Participant in BusyBeans program told the disability royal commission the training left her with a ‘broken life’

The Guardian - AU

State claims violent rapist got extraordinarily lenient sentence because he can't speak English

The State has appealed his sentence after a woman with an intellectual disability was raped and falsely imprisoned

Irish Mirror

DWP told to learn from Scottish benefits system after 'disturbing' call to MSP

AN MSP who was left furious after a “disturbing” disability benefits call for a family member will urge the UK Government to consider bringing…

The National (Scotland)

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DWP makes 8 changes to Universal Credit and benefits in 2023

Working hours, meetings with work coaches, benefit caps and more people moving over to Universal Credit are some of the changes for the next 12 months

Bristol Post

Australia misses 20-year public transport accessibility target as many train and tram networks fail people with disabilities

A simple journey on public transport can be a frustrating task for some — large swathes of the country’s train and tram networks are still inaccessible to people living with a disability.

ABC News

Watchdog reveals thousands of reports of sexual misconduct, injury, abuse and neglect in disability group homes

A damning report reveals incidents where support workers exposed people with disability to pornography, allegedly sexually assaulted those in their care or emotionally or psychologically abused them through coercion or undue influence.

ABC News

Thousands of incidents in disability homes

More than 7000 incidents, including serious injury, abuse and neglect, have been reported in disability group homes in the past four years.

AAP

All the Universal Credit and benefit changes coming in 2023 - and how they affect you

A whole raft of changes to the benefits system is set to come over the next 12 months and if you are claiming a DWP benefit then you should be aware of what they are

Daily Mirror

New PIP, DLA, Carer's Allowance and Attendance Allowance rates as DWP confirms increase

A number of benefits will increase their payments in line with the rate of inflation in September 2022 - here's what it means for various disability payments in the UK

Edinburgh Live

Disability benefit assessment proposals are utterly unworkable, says charity

The system used to assess eligibility for the sickness benefits could be scrapped, according to newspaper reports.

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Daily Mirror

DWP hands corporate giants £170million to run new wave of disability benefit tests

Atos and Capita have had their lucrative PIP assessment contracts extended for the fourth time without going out to competition - despite a litany of complaints

Daily Record

New Adult Disability Payment application guide could help people claim up to £156 each week

A successful claim for the devolved disability benefit could help with daily living and mobility costs.

Daily Record

PIP or ADP could provide up to £627 each month for people with chronic pain conditions

DWP is providing financial support for more than 170,000 people with Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

Daily Mirror

Dis Life: 'I like to move it, move it - but I can’t due to lack of sense on transport'

Travelling on trains and planes is a nightmare for disabled people just trying to get to their destinations as common sense goes out the window, writes Anna Morell from Disability Rights UK

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Daily Record

DWP clarifies reason some people on ESA will not qualify for new £900 cost of living payment

The means-tested cost of living payment will be made in three instalments over the next financial year.

The Guardian - UK

Disability benefits shake-up may let people still claim after return to work

Ministers consider ‘radical’ overhaul to get long-term sick back in work and fulfil Rishi Sunak’s growth pledge

The Independent UK

Disability benefits could continue after return to work under new plans

The Government is considering measures to get people back into the workforce amid labour shortages.

Daily Record

Motability Scheme set to end for some PIP claimants in Scotland this year

The vehicle leasing scheme is gradually being replaced by a similar one for new and existing disability claimants.

Daily Record

People claiming new Adult Disability Payment this year may also be due wide range of extra cash help

The devolved benefit will replace PIP for claimants living in Scotland by the end of 2025.

Nottingham Post

New DWP PIP, DLA, Attendance Allowance and Carer's Allowance rates from April 2023

The amounts detailed in full

ABC News

Kurrajong disability community in mourning after Freddy the alpaca found shot dead

Freddy, a treasured member of a disability facility in NSW, is being remembered for the positive impact he had on people's lives.

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