The Latest Breaking News from Disability

Canadian man applies for euthanasia because he can’t afford a home but reconsiders after $60,000 GoFundMe

Man said he prefered euthanasia to homelessness

The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2022

Long-term sick who struggle to work set to surpass one million within two years

The small print of the Office for Budget Responsibility report published alongside Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement shows the bill for more sickness and disability benefits will cost £7.5billion a year.

Daily Mirror · Nov 19, 2022

British war hero had disability benefit withdrawn - because his wife is Dutch

Heartless DWP officials says if Jim Peters wants the Personal Independence Payment he must get it from Holland despite his service to Britain

Daily Mirror · Nov 19, 2022

Updated DWP payment rates from April 2023 for State Pension, PIP, Universal Credit and more benefits

The changes to the benefits that people will receive will change from April of next year and comes after Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement which he delivered on Thursday (November 17).

Edinburgh Live · Nov 18, 2022

Dis Life: 'Disabled people need financial protections to help raise our living standards'

Anna Morell, from Disability Rights UK, says four of the fourteen million disabled people in this country lived in poverty before the cost of living crisis - and that figure is not going down

Daily Mirror · Nov 18, 2022

People on highest PIP or DLA awards set for monthly payment rise to £691 next April

Adult and Child Disability Payment rates will also rise by 10.1% next year.

Daily Record · Nov 18, 2022

People on Carer’s Allowance will not qualify for new £900 cost of living payment next year

Unpaid carers are not directly eligible for the newly announced financial support payment.

Daily Record · Nov 18, 2022

The full list of benefits going up by 10.1 per cent next year

A wide range of benefit payments will increase in line with inflation next year

Manchester Evening News · Nov 18, 2022

Who gets the new £900, £300 and £150 cost of living payments

There will be new cost of living payments for households on means-tested benefits, pensioners and people with disabilities next year

Nottingham Post · Nov 18, 2022

DWP to pay up to £1350 to people on Universal Credit, State Pension, disability benefits and more

The Chancellor announced a wave of new support for struggling families this week

Manchester Evening News · Nov 18, 2022