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New Adult Disability Payment application guide could help people claim up to £156 each week

Successful claimant’s in 13 council areas could receive between £97.80 and £627.60 every four weeks.

Daily Record

HMRC to give over one million Tax Credits claimants £326 cost of living payment this autumn

Working Tax Credits and Child Tax Credits claimants will receive the £650 cost of living payment later this year.

Daily Record

People applying for new Adult Disability Payment this month could get decision by end of October

Adult Disability Payment has now replaced PIP for new claimants in 13 council areas.

Daily Record

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‘Blaming her for wanting a boyfriend’: assault victim with disability critical of Queensland police response

Inquiry into QPS attitudes to domestic violence also hears police failed to assist in instances of elder abuse

The Guardian - AU

New benefit replacing PIP promises no degrading assessments asking people to ‘touch their toes’

Adult Disability Payment is available in 13 council areas and will open nationwide on August 29.

Daily Record

DWP identifies two groups of claimants to get delayed £326 payment after this month

DWP said the delay was ‘unavoidable’ and payments will be made automatically as 'soon as possible'.

Daily Record

Give Them Wings review – paean to Darlington FC and the power of compassion

This disarmingly sincere autobiopic tackles a northern lad’s struggles with disability with an unselfpitying eye, evoking the goodwill of vintage of British studio-era films

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DWP Universal Credit claimants could be missing out on an extra £627 a month tax-free

People who are in need help due to an illness, disability or mental health condition may qualify for extra financial support from DWP

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Disability rights don’t have to clash with environmental responsibility

Picture this. There’s a tool you rely on to drink and using it is essential. It’s readily available. You’re given one with a drink wherever you go, and you can buy it cheaply in many stores. Imagine, then, that this tool is taken away.

The Conversation

Chicagoans celebrate diversity at Disability Pride Parade: ‘It’s a healing event’

The Disability Pride Parade, which took on a virtual format for the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was back in person Saturday morning.

Chicago Sun-Times

Women with disabilities 'underestimated' as battle for equality in science careers heats up

Geologist Melanie Finch knows all about the barriers faced by women pursuing careers in science and mining with even greater challenges for those with disabilities, but these trailblazes are determined to lead the way for the next generation.

ABC News

Swimmer Ellie Cole ready to farewell sport at the Commonwealth Games and take the lead in creating a more inclusive society

Australia's most decorated female Paralympian will retire after the Commonwealth Games and take on a new role creating a more inclusive society.

ABC News

‘DGCA rule for disabled air travellers is an insult’

Disability rights community demands its withdrawal

The Hindu

Child Development Centre allotted ₹2.8 crore

Funds for projects to check childhood disability, identify rare diseases

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I’m new to the Disability Pride movement, and I’m excited to embrace my whole self

It has been the most radical act of self-love to begin dismantling my internalized ableism.

The Hindu

Disability should not be a ground to deny boarding, DGCA tells airlines

After outrage, regulator amends rules, asks operators to seek medical opinion

Daily Record

Check if you qualify for new PIP-style benefit online as it opens in seven more areas this week

Adult Disability Payment starts in Fife, Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Moray, North Ayrshire, East Ayrshire or South Ayrshire on July 25.

Daily Record

British Gas Energy Trust can help people clear fuel bill debt of up to £750

Over a third of the recipients being helped are on disability benefits.

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Daily Record

Make a new PIP claim this month and you could get backdated payments by Christmas

The DWP currently takes around 20 weeks to process new claims for the benefit worth up to £627 each month.

Daily Record

DWP makes 7.2m £326 cost of living payments over last week - check if you are due one

People on means-tested benefits should receive the payment by the end of July.

The Conversation

Small changes could bridge communication and cultural gaps for people from refugee backgrounds who need disability support

People with disability and their family members from non-English speaking refugee backgrounds come up against language and communication barriers when they try to access services, including the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

Tribune News Service

Senators seek to clear procedural hurdles on unfinished business

Senate leaders are looking to clear legislation that would expand veterans health and disability benefits after passing a semiconductor manufacturing incentives and science package, but getting both bipartisan priorities done next week will require cooperation from all 100 senators.

ABC News

Meet the Rockets, the all-abilities Australian rules team changing lives and a community

For more than a decade, one Aussie rules team in regional Victoria has ensured all players are included in the experience, no matter their abilities.

Daily Record

New disability payment replacing PIP will include ‘informal observations’ during the consultation

Applications for Adult Disability Payment will open in Fife, Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Moray, North Ayrshire, East Ayrshire or South Ayrshire on July 25.

Daily Record

Legacy benefit claimants can lose transitional payment protection after managed migration to Universal Credit

DWP shares three ways transitional protection can be terminated.

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