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DWP confirms date 6m people on disability benefits will receive £150 cost of living payment next month

People claiming certain health benefits will be paid the extra cash support automatically.

Daily Record

DWP confirm date £150 disability cost of living payment will be paid

It comes on top of other cost-of-living payments totalling £650 for disabled people on low incomes

Manchester Evening News

New Australian houses might need a total redesign. Here's why some states won't change construction codes

Should newly built homes have to be accessible for frail elderly people or people with a disability?

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Six million disabled people to get £150 cost-of-living payment from next month

The one-off payment will be paid automatically to people who receive certain disability benefits from September 20, the DWP said.

The Independent UK

Disability & Abortion: The Hardest Choice review – this intelligent documentary deserved two episodes

It’s a moving and nuanced exploration of the law on terminating pregnancies involving foetal abnormalities. But this show needed another instalment to really do justice to its topic

The Guardian - UK

Channel 4's Disability & Abortion: Actress learns mum had 'blunt' advice about her pregnancy

Ruth Madeley was born with spina bifida

Wales Online

Beyoncé, Lizzo, and the power of language: How ableist lyrics reignited a century-old discussion

As much as we all like to think we're careful with the words we choose, ableist language is pervasive and examples in pop culture are everywhere.

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Mad Max: Bullied boy with dwarfism Quaden Bayles lands role in new movie

The 11-year-old boy earned the support of celebrities in 2020 after he was bullied for his disability

The Independent UK

Mad Max: Bullied boy with dwarfism lands role in new movie

Quaden Bayles earned the support of celebrities in 2020 after he was bullied for his disability

The Independent UK

Lisa Deaderick: Lizzo and Beyoncé called out for ableism in lyrics, but a white band is not. Activists say that's a problem

A couple of things are happening in the recent controversies about the use of ableist lyrics in popular music. One is the inherent and systemic ableism in our culture that normalizes the use of language that stigmatizes people with disabilities. Another is the way that the response to these recent…

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Scottish Cup success for Bonhill pan-disability team Vale FC

The side, formed by Bonhill man Alan Skelton and school pals Connor McFall and Cameron Bonner in 2012 while at Vale of Leven Academy, took home their first ever Pan Scottish Cup in Falkirk on Sunday, August 14.

Daily Record

People claiming new Adult Disability Payment this month may also qualify for huge range of other discounts

An award for Adult Disability Payment is worth between £97.80 and £627.60 every four weeks.

Daily Record

DWP explains who's eligible for £326 cost of living payment

The government has explained which recipients will be eligible for a one-off payment of £326 this autumn

Manchester Evening News

TV tonight: romps, misogyny and gore – House of the Dragon fires up

The 10-part Game of Thrones prequel takes us back 172 years to tell the story of Daenerys Targaryen’s ancestors. Plus, Disability & Abortion. Here’s what to watch this evening

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'Use it or lose it' – getting NDIS funding is only half the battle for participants

Around 4.5 million Australians live with disability but less than 13% of them are covered by the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Getting into the scheme is one thing. But many NDIS participants find using their funding is yet another.

ABC News

Townsville joins digital skills program helping people with disability prepare for natural disasters

When Townsville was hit by floods in 2019, Tammy Royle had the tech skills to access emergency help. Now she's part of a pilot program helping others living with disability to prepare for natural disasters.

Crikey

Disability job summit as sector overhauled

The social services minister will host a disability employment roundtable in Canberra after announcing a shake-up of the sector.

Nottingham Post

All the DWP Cost of Living Payments people can get from now until December

Payments are due to those eligible

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Struggling disabled job providers culled

Australians living with disability will have access to better employment services after a review of providers, the social services minister says.

Wales Online

Which cost of living payments do you qualify for and when are they due?

A rundown of all the cost of living payments, whether you are eligible for them and when they will be made

ABC News

Disability employment services sector to be overhauled, with some providers shut down

Eight providers of disability employment services are set to be effectively shut down by the federal government, as part of wide-ranging overhaul of the sector.

Daily Record

PIP provides up to £627 each month to more than 130,000 people with respiratory conditions

There are 24 main respiratory conditions including asthma being supported by the DWP.

ABC News

Wheelchair-accessible taxi shortage leaves people stranded, and socially isolated

Wheelchair taxis are an essential service but they can be difficult to find in regional Victoria, leaving people with disability stranded.

Daily Mirror

Hobby Man Alex Brooker's life with wife and kids — disability fears to 'mortifying affair'

Alex Brooker's comedy career has put him in the spotlight and he's spoken openly about personal things like his disability, but you may not have heard much about his family life

Nottingham Post

DWP cost of living payment dates for 2022 and who is eligible for each

The payments will help thousands of people this winter

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