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Dis Life: 'My New Year wish is for society to stop being ignorant towards those like me'

People without disabilities have no business asking about one's disabilities or offering to pray for them, but what they can do is speak up to forge a fairer society, writes Anna Morell from Disability Rights UK

Daily Mirror

Queensland government invests $12m to make holiday destinations more accessible to visitors living with disabilities

Travel can be difficult for people living with disabilities, but Queensland wants to change that with accessibility upgrades and awareness-raising across the state's holiday destinations.

ABC News

New disability payment replacing PIP may include ‘informal observations’ during the consultation

Adult Disability Payment has now replaced PIP for new claimants living in Scotland.

Daily Record

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Key DWP dates for 2023 including changes to Universal Credit, ESA and JSA

Here's everything we know so far

Nottingham Post

New disability benefit may be paid to some people at a daily rate instead of every four weeks

The daily rate of Adult Disability Payment is the equivalent to one-seventh of the weekly rate.

Daily Record

The important DWP benefits, cost of living and pension dates in 2023

The coming year is set to be another tough one for household finances - make sure you get everything you're entitled to

Wales Online

The families paying thousands more than everyone else this winter

Vania Burnell 'sits in the dark' as her mortgage and energy bills have become so high that she is too scared to turn the heating on. The family is left with just £52 a week

Wales Online

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Nine DWP dates for 2023 including changes to Universal Credit, ESA and JSA

A variety of changes to benefits will be introduced throughout next year

Manchester Evening News

New cost of living payments worth up to £1,350 for millions of people this year

Payments of £150, £300 and £900 will be provided those on qualifying benefits in 2023/24.

Daily Record

13 payments that will only be available to people in Scotland this year

This is the perfect time to make sure you start 2023 claiming everything you are entitled to.

Daily Record

Full list of health conditions considered for £627 a month DWP PIP payments

There are several main disability categories and a total of 547 other conditions fall under these umbrella terms

Liverpool Echo

Face-to-face support for benefit applications available in every local council area across Scotland

Telephone and video call appointments to help with benefit claims are also available.

Daily Record

PIP claimants most-likely to receive an ongoing award with a 'light touch' review after 10 years

An award for PIP can last anywhere between a few months and up to 10 years.

Daily Record

The people in Greater Manchester paying thousands more than everyone else for bills this winter

Disability charity Scope estimates that disabled people face extra costs of £583 per month on average and for a quarter of families with disabled children, it amounts to more than £1,000

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Changes to Scottish benefit payments due to be made in first week of new year

Payments due up until Friday, January 6 may be affected by bank holidays next week.

The New Daily

TND Newsmakers of the Year, Part 2, 11 to 2

The biggest newsmakers – these are the people who grabbed our attention the most in this turbulent year of 2022.

Nottingham Post

People with any of these health conditions could be entitled to £627 a month in PIP payments

Below are the main disability categories, the umbrella term by which a total of 547 other conditions fall under

Glasgow Live

The new DWP payment rates from next April for State Pension, PIP and more

Thanks to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) announcing the new payment rates for 2023, you can instantly work out how much your monthly income will go up by next year.

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PIP providing up to £627 each month for over 3m people living with these 21 health conditions

A new claim for PIP or Adult Disability Payment could help with daily living or mobility costs.

Daily Record

Boost your monthly income in the New Year by checking for benefits, Council Tax discounts or reductions

This is the perfect time to make sure you start 2023 claiming everything you are entitled to.

Liverpool Echo

Full list of eligibility for £150, £300 or £900 cost of living payments next year

Those on DWP benefits such as Universal Credit, PIP and State Pension may be entitled to a cash boost

Daily Record

New payment rates from April for State Pension, PIP, Universal Credit and other DWP benefits

Instantly work out how much your monthly income will go up by after the annual uprating in April.

Daily Mirror

Cost of living payments and extra help coming in 2023 - worth more than £2,000

Sadly, the current cost of living crisis is set to continue into next year - but millions of struggling households are set to receive more than £2,000 in support to help them get by

ABC News

The all-inclusive AFL Blind is giving the vision impaired an opportunity to play the game they love

A new, adapted version of Aussie rules is changing lives in Melbourne with a league for the vision impaired, and players are relishing the opportunity to take the field.

AAP

Holiday juggle for people with disability

Australians living with a disability have an extra challenge at Christmas to budget for the holiday period and plan around worker availability.

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