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All the cost of living payments you will receive and when you will get them

A full round up of the various payments set to hit bank accounts to help with the living cost crisis

Liverpool Echo

Mental distress is much worse for people with disabilities, and many health professionals don't know how to help

It’s no secret COVID is having a drastic impact on people’s wellbeing, and has worsened an already a rising trend in mental health problems. The Australian Institute for Health and Welfare’s latest figures indicate some of our most vulnerable are struggling even more than most.

The Conversation

Disability advocates call for better support for people in rural, regional and remote NSW

Pauline Follett, who lives with cerebral lupus, has had two National Disability Insurance Scheme applications rejected within three years. According to a Disability Advocacy NSW report, people in remote areas of NSW face challenges in providing the evidence required.

ABC News

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'Lower back pain is a plight faced by so many - but there are so many treatments'

Dr Miriam Stoppard runs through a range of ways people can tackle lower back pain - which is the third most common cause of years lived with disability for older people

Daily Mirror

Pay to get paid: NDIS workers raise concerns about gig economy platforms

Tech solutions allow workers to find clients directly, but when it comes to guaranteeing employee benefits not all are equal

The Guardian - AU

Plastic can be an essential accessibility tool for people with disability. What happens when we ban it?

Australia's plastic bans may be helping the environment, but for some people living with disability, it's come at a huge cost.

ABC News

Man says people mistake him for beggar at bus stop because of his disability

Ellis said he faces systemic discrimination "every day"

Liverpool Echo

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Nearly 300,000 Brits to miss out on Warm Home Discount support after sweeping changes

Changes to the government's Warm Home Discount scheme mean those claiming disability benefits are no longer able to claim a rebate this winter ahead of huge rises in energy bill costs

Daily Mirror

Programme to work with artists and managers to diversify music industry

Under the new Disability Empowerment Programme by Harbourside Artist Management, rising artist TU3SDAY (Jae Tallawah) has released their first full four-track EP

Bristol Post

Explained | The protections for passengers with a disability on flights and the latest amendment

The rules governing air travel by persons with disabilities have been amended following the furore over IndiGo airlines’ treatment of a child with special needs

The Hindu

Townsville Marathon's first wheelchair racer shatters stigma and champions change

The Townsville Marathon is one of Australia's oldest, but until Damon Jaenke approached the organisers, they'd never considered creating a wheelchair category. The 30-year-old hopes it paves the way for other athletes with disability.

ABC News

What should the future of para sport look like at the Commonwealth Games?

While Birmingham 2022 is celebrating the largest para sport program in history, there's still a large gap between wealthy and developing nations. What should true integration look like?

ABC News

300,000 people on disability benefits to miss out on winter fuel help in shake-up

More people overall will be given the Warm Home Discount but recipients of some benefits will no longer be eligible

Wales Online

It can be a challenge to care for pets while living with disability, but one service is trying to fill the gap

Debbie Pragt lives with multiple sclerosis and sometimes struggles to walk, let alone care for her pets. She now gets help from a dedicated pet carer, and wants to see more people benefit from the service.

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Daily Record

What happens if you apply for PIP but should have applied for new disability payment

People in Scotland will be unable to make a new claim for PIP from August 29.

Roll Call

Camp Lejeune tragedy moves closer to justice - Roll Call

President Joe Biden will soon sign legislation that will give easier access to health and disability benefits to more than 3.5 million veterans who were exposed to toxic substances on overseas deployments in Iraq, Afghanistan and more. It wasn’t easy to get through Congress. The Senate passed that bill after…

Daily Record

New petition calls for DWP to conduct full review of PIP health assessments and application process

Two petitions created this week are campaigning for change in the way PIP is administered.

The Guardian - UK

All of Us review – Francesca Martinez’s urgent call for radical empathy

Personal, political and polemical, this intensely moving play about disability and austerity challenges preconceptions

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NDIS participant Mitchell Pearce's family fears he will die in hospital waiting for a home

Disabled man Mitchell Pearce's family say he has lost the will to live as his four-month wait in a WA hospital prompts intervention from Bill Shorten.

The Guardian - AU

Passenger kept from boarding after Jetstar’s refusal to assist with wheelchair makes discrimination complaint

Exclusive: Complaint lodged with human rights commission after man turned away at gate of Sydney airport flight

Wales Online

Millions of people who claim these benefits to receive £150 cost of living payment in September

The announcement comes as the Bank of England warns that the UK faces a bleak year with inflation hitting 13%

Daily Record

PIP will no longer be available to people in Scotland by the end of this month

A new devolved disability payment is replacing new claims for PIP and DLA.

ABC News

Hannah Diviney reveals being trolled after calling out Beyoncé for ableist slur as Q+A panel asks for greater disability representation

A conversation about ableist lyrics in a Beyoncé song leads to calls for more people with disability to be appointed to senior roles in the NDIS and Australian politics.

Chronicle Live

PIP myths that could be stopping you from claiming DWP support worth £627 per month

Some 3 million across the United Kingdom receive PIP allowance between £24.45 and £156.90 each week

Daily Record

Attendance Allowance to be replaced by new disability payment with no face-to-face assessments

Pension Age Disability Payment will provide financial support for older people living in Scotland.

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