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DWP could means-test PIP, Attendance Allowance and other disability benefits

PIP, Attendance Allowance and other disability benefits could all be affected

Liverpool Echo · Nov 2, 2022

Thousands of people in last year of life to have disability benefits fast-tracked by DWP

The rule change will reduce processing times for PIP, DLA and Attendance Allowance.

Daily Record · Nov 2, 2022

World No.1 disabled golf star eyeing Masters and The Open after picking up clubs aged 3

A bogey-free round of 66 at St Andrews propelled Kipp Popert to the world number one disabled golfer and next he wants to make history by winning a major professional tournament

Daily Mirror · Nov 2, 2022

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DWP fails to rule out means-testing PIP and other disability benefits ahead of Autumn Budget

The new boss at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) was questioned in the House of Commons

Nottingham Post · Nov 2, 2022

Payments of £214 for young people on PIP and DLA to help with energy bills due this month

Claimants under-19 receiving Adult or Child Disability Payment will also qualify for the winter heating support.

Daily Record · Nov 2, 2022

DWP fails to rule out means-testing PIP, Attendance Allowance and other disability benefits

The Autumn Budget is scheduled to take place on November 17 and questions have been asked about any upcoming changes to disability benefits

Chronicle Live · Nov 2, 2022

Trial to connect NDIS with job services

The federal government hopes to improve job prospects for people with disabilities through a pilot program connecting NDIS clients with employment services.

AAP · Nov 2, 2022

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SA Support Services pleads guilty in Employment Tribunal after worker was sexually assaulted by client

A South Australian disability support service admits breaching workplace safety laws after a worker was sexually assaulted by a client in 2020.

ABC News · Nov 2, 2022

Thousands of disabled people in Greater Manchester had their benefits stopped while in hospital

If a person has to spend 28 days or longer in a hospital, their PIP payments are suspended under the so-called 'hospitalisation rule'

Manchester Evening News · Nov 2, 2022

Thousands more terminally ill people to have disability benefits fast-tracked by DWP

Landmark legislation has been passed to help people nearing the end of their life get faster access to financial support

Chronicle Live · Nov 1, 2022

Bristol teen Oliver McGowan's legacy lives on as health staff trained on learning disability and autism

Oliver died in 2016 after being given antipsychotic medication, despite warnings from his family

Bristol Post · Nov 1, 2022

People of State Pension age to get £300 on top of Winter Fuel Payment over next few weeks

The £300 pensioner cost of living lump sum will be added to Winter Fuel Payments in November and December.

Daily Record · Nov 1, 2022

DWP does not rule out means-testing PIP and other disability benefits in Autumn Statement this month

DLA, Attendance Allowance and Carer’s Allowance eligibility could be changing.

Daily Record · Nov 1, 2022

Terminally ill to have disability benefits fast-tracked

A change in the law means people who are in the last year of their life can get faster access to financial support

Wales Online · Nov 1, 2022

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The Guardian - AU · Nov 1, 2022

Labor to launch trial to help NDIS participants who want to work

Social services minister Amanda Rishworth to announce pilot scheme aimed at lifting employment rates among people with disability

Daily Mirror · Nov 1, 2022

Cold Weather Payments explained: How much they're worth and who gets them

Cold Weather Payments are worth £25 and are sent out to people on certain benefits when the average temperature where you live hits zero degrees or below over seven consecutive days

Salon · Nov 1, 2022

Ableism abounds in Fetterman discourse

John Fetterman's stroke — and the public discourse over it — isn't really about neurology, advocates say

The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2022

Health staff in England to be trained on learning disability and autism

Mandatory programme named after Oliver McGowan, whose mother led a campaign after his death in 2016

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The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2022

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

Daily Record · Nov 1, 2022

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

Nearly 1.5m people across the UK currently receive either £61.85 or £92.40 each week through Attendance Allowance.

AAP · Oct 31, 2022

'Don't forget humanity' underpinning NDIS

Australians are being asked to look at the benefits of the NDIS improving the lives of people with a disability as the scheme adds $166 billion to the budget.

Birmingham Post · Oct 31, 2022

Bristol charity Gympanzees agrees IT deal as it raises funds for new facility

The organisation will be supported by BOM IT Solutions as it seeks to establish what could be the UK’s first disability-specific play and leisure facility for children and young people

Dublin Live · Oct 31, 2022

Social welfare Ireland: Six November payments that will benefit hundreds of thousands of households

Multiple bonus payments were announced in Budget 2023

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2022

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

Irish Mirror · Oct 31, 2022

Social welfare Ireland: Thousands of households in for six additional payments in November

The first payment will come through on Tuesday in the form of a double Child Benefit payment, and will be followed two weeks later by four additional social welfare payment boosts

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