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Disability royal commission examines poor treatment and 'disgusting' conditions in criminal justice system

A woman who lives with muscular dystrophy says she was repeatedly dropped while being transferred from her wheelchair in prison, and that once she thought the guards were "trying to kill" her.

ABC News

Laura Fergusson closure leaves a gap that's hard to fill

The closure of the Laura Fergusson Trust's Auckland rehabilitation and respite facility came as a shock - what does it tell us about the state of disability support services?

Newsroom.co.nz

Staff at Home Office contractors sue over discrimination and unfair dismissal

Majority of cases are from escorts accompanying refugees from immigration centres for deportation

The Guardian - UK

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Claim PIP for epilepsy and you could get up to £627 each month from the DWP

People providing care for someone with epilepsy could also be eligible for Carer's Allowance.

Daily Record

A disability program promised to lift people from poverty. Instead, it left many homeless

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After two months of sleeping in the Salvation Army Center of Hope homeless shelter, Margaret Davis has had no luck finding an apartment she can afford.

Tribune News Service

DWP begins issuing £150 cost of living payment to millions of claimants

The Department for Work and Pensions has announced that around six million claimants will begin receiving a one-off cash boost of £150 amid the worsening cost of living crisis

Edinburgh Live

All the cost of living help available and how to get the payment

Poorer households are expected to be hardest-hit, while eldery people have reported having to choose between heating or eating

The Independent UK

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People claiming PIP will never need to report any of these six changes to DWP

Not every change in circumstances will affect your entitlement to PIP.

Daily Record

Outback Queensland town desperate for disability services as residents consider leaving

Jacob's parents hope the cafe will give him a secure future and the freedom to be himself. But they fear that dream will evaporate. Here's why.

ABC News

For Canadians with disabilities, multiple types of support were important during COVID-19

Canadians who lost their incomes and accumulated debt during COVID-19 are still struggling to recover financially. Between 2019 and 2022, one-third fewer Canadians said they had an emergency fund that would cover three months of expenses.

The Conversation

Children discharged from disability and mental health centre 'due to staffing crisis'

Parents with children at the Iveagh Centre were told on Friday evening their children would be discharged and needed collecting immediately

Belfast Live

Six million people to receive disability cost-of-living payment

Around six million people will receive a one-off £150 disability cost of living payment from Tuesday. The vast majority of those eligible are expected to receive their one-off payment by the start of October, the UK Government has said. People are also being urged to be alert to scammers targeting…

Evening Standard

People of State Pension age with arthritis could be eligible for up to £92 extra each week

Nearly 1.4m people across the UK currently receive either £61.85 or £92.40 each week through Attendance Allowance.

Daily Record

Full details as six million start to see £150 payments land in bank from today

The payments are part of the government’s £37 billion support package

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Bristol Post

Here are the key dates for every DWP cost of living payments to arrive weeks from now

The new DWP cost of living payments will be arriving in bank accounts in a matter of weeks

Manchester Evening News

DWP says millions will get £150 cost of living payment from today

The payment will be made automatically to people receiving certain disability benefits

Chronicle Live

DWP: Six million disabled people to get £150 cost of living payment from today

To qualify for the payment, people must have been claiming disability benefits like DLA or PIP in May 2020, the money will be sent by early October

The Independent UK

When will the DWP £150 cost of living payment be paid?

Around 6 million people are eligible

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The Guardian - AU

Thousands of outstanding NDIS legal appeals to be reviewed by new taskforce, Bill Shorten says

Former disability discrimination commissioner Graeme Innes will lead independent body aimed at blitzing massive backlog of cases

The National (Scotland)

People across UK set to receive one-off payment to help with cost-of-living

It will be paid to those who receive a qualifying disability benefit automatically on September 20.

Evening Standard

Six million people set to receive £150 disability cost-of-living payment from Tuesday

The vast majority of those eligible are expected to receive their one-off payment by the start of October

Daily Record

Claim PIP for over 45 eye conditions and you could get up to £627 each month

If you have low vision, a degenerative condition in one or both eyes, you may be eligible for PIP or Adult Disability Payment.

Liverpool Echo

When DWP £150 cost of living payment will land in bank accounts

Some six million people are eligible for a £150 cash payments

Wales Online

6m people set to receive £150 disability cost-of-living payment

One-off sum to be paid automatically, with vast majority expected to receive the money by the start of October

The Independent UK

6m people set to receive £150 disability cost-of-living payment from Tuesday

The vast majority of those eligible are expected to receive their one-off payment by the start of October.

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