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Employers headed to jobs summit urged to consider people with a disability to solve farm worker shortage

Employers headed to the national jobs and skills summit in Canberra are urged to stop overlooking jobseekers with a disability as they attempt to solve farm worker shortages.

ABC News

Billions spent on welfare bureaucracy that evidence indicates is not doing the job

Something amiss with social housing

Newcastle Herald

People living with multiple sclerosis join growing chorus for reforms to 'clearly broken' NDIS

People living with multiple sclerosis are joining calls for urgent reforms to the "broken" NDIS system that's left many with either not enough funding or none at all amid a lack of awareness of their neurological condition.

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Parent with disability raises 'poverty trap' fears in Hunter's public housing system

Ms Moorhouse, 45, was served an eviction notice on a private rental earlier this year and has struggled to find a home suited to their needs and those of their two teen daughters who live with autism.

Newcastle Herald

99 per cent of rentals out of reach for Australians on disability pension, royal commission hears

Less than 1 per cent of rental properties in Australia are affordable for people on the disability pension, the royal commission into disability hears.

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People of State Pension age can quickly check if they qualify for up to £600 energy bill help

Eligible pensioner households will receive an extra £300 on top of Winter Fuel Payments this year.

Daily Record

Boost your income before October energy price hike by checking for extra benefits and discounts

To combat the cost of living crisis make sure you are maximising your income and not missing out.

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Progress? Certainly. But has the Americans with Disabilities Act changed the country enough? - Roll Call

Mary C. Curtis examines the effectiveness of the Americans with Disability Act through the lens of equity and what more can be done.

Roll Call

Who can get the £150 cost of living payment and what date will it be paid?

Around 6 million people are eligible

The Independent UK

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

Former chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a host of new measures after criticism the government was not doing enough to address economic hardship

The Independent UK

Disabled person pushed to brink of homelessness after eviction from house needing repairs, inquiry told

Nik Moorhouse offered unsuitable public housing after being forced to leave private rental, disability royal commission hears

The Guardian - AU

Day of joy, celebration for differently-abled couples at a mass wedding in Udaipur

Most of the couples, hailing from Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, underwent free disability corrective surgery at the Narayan Seva Sansthan hospital

The Hindu

New Royal South Street showcase brings disability focus to Ballarat stage

Royal South Street has been running for more than 130 years, but this year is the first time people of all abilities have been included explicitly. Watch the heartwarming video.

ABC News

Disability advocates calling for pensioners to re-enter workforce amid worker shortages

A mental health and disability support agency is desperately trying to fill 150 staff vacancies across regional Queensland as 1,000 hours of support work goes unallocated every week.

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Energy crisis: How much will your bills rise and how to get financial help

The energy price cap is rising by 80 per cent in October - Here is how much your energy bills will rise if you pay either by Direct Debit, Prepayment or standard credit.

The Guardian - AU

Centrelink seizes $13,000 of jobseeker’s compensation after work for the dole injury

Mick Smart says ‘catastrophic’ back injury destroyed his life as he now battles to receive a disability support pension

Daily Record

DWP shares new update for 6m people due £150 disability cost of living payment this month

People claiming certain health benefits will receive the one-off payment automatically.

Glasgow Live

DWP update as PIP replaced in Scotland nationwide with new ADP benefit

Starting August 29, Personal Independence Payment has been replaced with the new Adult Disability Payment benefit for all new claims in Scotland — here's what you need to know

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The Guardian - AU

‘I’ve got nothing’: inquiry hears of lack of suitable housing for people with disabilities after flood

Pensioner tells royal commission he had to go weeks without shower in unsuitable accommodation after NSW emergency

The Independent UK

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

Former chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a host of new measures after criticism the government was not doing enough to address economic hardship

Daily Record

New benefit replacing PIP opens nationwide with a focus on providing a positive and compassionate experience

Adult Disability Payment also offers no 'degrading functional examinations' as part of the application process.

The National (Scotland)

Scots eligible for disability payment not to be subjected to 'degrading' tests

SCOTS eligible for disability benefit will not be subject to “degrading functional examinations”, a minister has pledged, as applications for…

AAP

Boarding house like prison, inquiry hears

The disability royal commission has been told about life in a Sydney boarding house where a woman with disability was drugged, raped, regularly hit by staff.

ABC News

The I Am, Movement designs 'culturally safe' education resources for Indigenous children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder

Tanika Davis's son was two years old when he was diagnosed with autism. Now, she's helping other Aboriginal families to feel supported and "culturally safe".

Dublin Live

New 'Please Offer Me a Seat' transport badge launched for people with invisible disabilities

The badge will allow passengers with invisible disabilities who have difficulty standing on public transport to subtly alert fellow passengers that they would welcome being offered a seat

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