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All the cost of living help available before Christmas and how to get payments

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

The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2022

Discrimination, sexual harassment still touch the lives of too many, commissioner says as new report released

Tasmania's anti-discrimination commissioner says it is evident that discrimination, sexual harassment and incitement to hatred continue to touch the lives of too many in the state, as a new report reveals the stories of some affected.

ABC News · Nov 11, 2022

DWP could give people of State Pension age with back pain up to £369 each month

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

Daily Record · Nov 11, 2022

Whether or not you get Long COVID could have a lot to do with how stressed out you are

Exposure to a severe life stressor heavily predicted long COVID symptoms.

Fortune · Nov 10, 2022

Dublin jobs: Disability support charity announces major recruitment drive

St Michael's House is actively recruiting staff nurses, social care and direct support workers

Dublin Live · Nov 10, 2022

Many universal credit claimants set to miss out on December Christmas bonus

Millions of people will get the money but many claimants are not eligible

Wales Online · Nov 10, 2022

People with long COVID face barriers to government disability benefits

When Josephine Cabrera Taveras was infected with COVID-19 in spring 2020, she didn’t anticipate that the virus would knock her out of work for two years and put her family at risk for eviction.

Tribune News Service · Nov 10, 2022

14 ways to increase your monthly income before New Year

Quickly check if you qualify for benefits, a Council Tax Reduction or a TV licence discount.

Daily Record · Nov 10, 2022

DRAFT - Irish caravan park residents livid as loophole sees them denied €200 energy credit they need 'more than anybody'

"We don’t turn the lights on in the rooms at night to save electricity. It’s like living back 100 years ago."

Irish Mirror · Nov 10, 2022

People with disabilities raise voices at climate talks

A group of climate activists who focus on disability rights have been pushing for several years for inclusion of disability rights in international climate action pledges

The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2022